This set of English Grammar Exercises (MCQs) focuses on “Structure of Compound Words – Set 2”.
1. Which of the following compound words has the structure ‘Adverb + Verb’?
a) upset
b) lukewarm
c) telltale
d) airman
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Explanation: Compound words are obtained when two or more words are put together to get a new meaning. Among the compound words given in the options, the word ‘upset’ has the Adverb + Verb structure.
2. The structure of the compound word ‘stronghold’ is ______
a) Noun + Adverb
b) Noun + Noun
c) Adjective + Adjective
d) Adjective + Noun
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Explanation: ‘Stronghold’ is a closed compound word and is formed by the combination of an adjective and a noun. An example for its usage in a sentence is ‘The last stronghold of the Axis Powers has fallen’.
3. ‘Soothsayer’ is a compound word.
a) True
b) False
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Explanation: ‘Soothsayer’ is indeed a compound word. The word generally refers to a person who is able to foresee the future.
4. Identify the compound word in the sentence below.
Sai has a never-ending love for football.
a) Sai
b) football
c) love
d) has
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Explanation: The sentence has two compound words, ‘never-ending’ and ‘football’. But only one of them is given in the options. Thus, the word ‘football’ is the correct answer.
5. Identify the option which has the formation ‘Noun + Adjective’.
a) shoemaker
b) overthrow
c) income
d) headstrong
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Explanation: The word ‘headstrong’ has the required structure of ‘Noun + Adjective’. Consider the following sentence as an example for its usage – ‘Ram has always been headstrong like his father’.
6. Which of the following words is a compound word?
a) telephone
b) hydrophobia
c) bed-ridden
d) sweetness
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Explanation: Among the options, ‘bed-ridden’ is a compound word formed by the combination of a noun (bed) and a participle (ridden).
7. Identify the structure of the compound word ‘tempest-tossed’ from the following options.
a) Noun + Participle
b) Adverb + Participle
c) Verb + Adjective
d) Adjective + Adverb
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Explanation: The compound word is formed from the combination of a noun and a participle. The meaning of the compound word ‘tempest-tossed’ is to get pounded or hit repeatedly by adversities.
8. Select the word with the structure ‘Verb + Adverb’.
a) lock-up
b) hand-made
c) hyperbole
d) homogenous
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Explanation: Among the options, the word ‘lock-up’ has the required ‘Verb + Adverb’ formation. While ‘hyperbole’ and ‘homogenous’ are not compound words, ‘hand-made’ has a Noun + Adjective structure.
9. Select the Secondary derivative among the options below.
a) outbid
b) outspoken
c) railway
d) autograph
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Explanation: ‘Autograph’ is the only Secondary derivative among the options, having the prefix ‘auto’. The other options are compound words.
10. The compound word ‘newspaper’ has an adjective in its formation.
a) True
b) False
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Explanation: There is no adjective in the compound word ‘newspaper’. The word is a combination of two nouns ‘news’ and ‘paper’.
11. Select the structure of the compound word ‘racehorse’.
a) Adjective + Noun
b) Noun + Noun
c) Adjective + Verb
d) Adverb + Verb
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Explanation: ‘Noun + Noun’ is the structure of the compound word ‘race-horse’. Consider the sentence, ‘He is a licensed racehorse trainer in London’.
12. Select the compound word from the options below.
a) fulfil
b) moon
c) watch
d) omnipresent
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Explanation: ‘Fulfil’ is a compound word. The other options, ‘moon’ is a primary word, ‘watch’ is a primary derivative and ‘omnipresent’ is a secondary derivative.
13. Choose the compound word which has the structure ‘Preposition + Noun’.
a) quicksilver
b) bypass
c) moonlight
d) overdo
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Explanation: ‘Bypass’ is the correct answer among the options. It has the required structure, in which the word ‘by’ is a preposition and ‘pass’ is a noun.
14. The compound word in the below sentence is ___________
These guys are die-hard fans of that extraordinary sport.
a) guys
b) die-hard
c) sport
d) extraordinary
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Explanation: The compound word in the given sentence is ‘die-hard’. The word is a combination of a verb (die) and an adverb (hard).
15. Which of the following options expresses the formation of the compound word ‘top-heavy’?
a) Adverb + Noun
b) Noun + Adjective
c) Adverb + Verb
d) Adjective + Adverb
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Explanation: The word ‘top’ is a noun and ‘heavy’ is an adjective. The word is used to refer to an organization having a large number of senior administrative staff at the helm.
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