This set of English Grammar Exercises (MCQs) focuses on “Structure of Compound Words – Set 3”.
1. Which of the following options expresses the formation of the compound word ‘foretell’?
a) Adverb + Noun
b) Verb + Adverb
c) Adverb + Verb
d) Noun + Noun
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Explanation: The word ‘fore’ is an adverb and ‘tell’ is a verb. Thus, ‘go-between’ is a combination of an adverb and a verb. ‘Predicting the future’ is the meaning of the word ‘foretell’.
2. Identify the compound word in the sentence below.
Judging by their behavior, the couple seems to be moonstruck.
a) judging
b) behavior
c) moonstruck
d) couple
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Explanation: ‘Moonstruck’ is the compound word in the given sentence. It is formed by the combination of a noun (moon) and a participle (struck).
3. Select the primary derivative among the options.
a) viceroy
b) inlay
c) bliss
d) man-of-war
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Explanation: ‘Bliss’ is the Primary derivative among the options. It is obtained by modifying the verb form ‘bless’.
4. Which of the following compound words has the structure ‘Adjective + Adjective’?
a) dull-grey
b) armchair
c) everlasting
d) ill-use
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Explanation: The correct answer among the options is ‘dull-grey’ which is made up of two adjectives. The word refers to a color. For example, ‘dull-grey clouds’.
5. Which of the following words is a compound word?
a) bathe
b) overflow
c) sky-blue
d) mislead
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Explanation: Among the options, ‘sky-blue’ is a compound word formed by the combination of the noun ‘sky’ and the adjective ‘blue’.
6. The structure of the compound word ‘pitch-dark’ is ______
a) Noun + Participle
b) Verb + Noun
c) Verb + Adjective
d) Adverb + Verb
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Explanation: ‘Pitch-dark’ is a hyphenated compound word and is formed by the combination of a noun and a participle. An example for its usage in a sentence is ‘The room was pitch-dark and we couldn’t see anything’.
7. Identify the option which has the formation ‘Adverb + Participle’.
a) windmill
b) tax-payer
c) blood-red
d) long-suffering
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Explanation: The word ‘long-suffering’ has the required structure of ‘Adverb + Participle’. Consider the following sentence as an example for its usage – ‘He lashed out at his long-suffering brother’.
8. The compound word ‘turncoat’ has the structure ‘Verb + Noun’.
a) True
b) False
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Explanation: The word ‘turncoat’ is obtained from the combination of a verb and a noun. Turncoat generally refers to a person who deserts his party and joins the opposition.
9. Identify the structure of the compound word ‘sweetheart’ from the following options.
a) Gerund + Noun
b) Verb + Noun
c) Noun + Adjective
d) Adjective + Noun
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Explanation: The structure of the word is Adjective + Noun. Any word that describes the noun qualifies as an adjective. Thus, the word ‘sweet’ is the adjective here, whereas ‘heart’ is the noun.
10. Select the compound word from the options below.
a) stepping stone
b) archbishop
c) contradict
d) hardship
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Explanation: ‘Stepping stone’ is a compound word. The remaining options, ‘archbishop’, ‘contradict’ and ‘hardship’ are all Secondary derivatives.
11. Select the word with the structure ‘Adverb + Verb’.
a) undergo
b) sea-girl
c) circumnavigate
d) sinecure
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Explanation: Among the options, the word ‘undergo’ has the required ‘Adverb + Verb’ formation. The option ‘sea-girl’ is of Noun+ Participle structure. The remaining two words are Secondary derivatives and not compound words.
12. The word ‘undertake’ is a Secondary derivative.
a) True
b) False
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Explanation: ‘Undertake’ is a compound word. A secondary derivative is obtained by adding a prefix or suffix to the root word.
13. Select the structure of the compound word ‘shoemaker’.
a) Verb + Noun
b) Noun + Noun
c) Noun + Adjective
d) Adjective + Adverb
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Explanation: ‘Noun + Noun’ is the structure of the compound word ‘shoemaker’. Consider the sentence, ‘Leonard was a shoemaker by profession’.
14. Select the compound word having the structure ‘Adverb + Participle’ from the below sentence.
The heart-broken opponents congratulated the well-deserved winners on their triumph.
a) opponents
b) heart-broken
c) triumph
d) well-deserved
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Explanation: The given sentence has two compound words ‘heart-broken’ and ‘well-deserved’. But the answer should have the structure ‘Adverb + Participle’. Thus, ‘well-deserved’ is the correct answer.
15. Choose the compound word which has the structure ‘Noun + Verb’.
a) afterthought
b) browbeat
c) halfpenny
d) blackboard
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Explanation: ‘Browbeat’ is the correct answer among the options. It has the required structure, in which the word ‘brow’ is a noun and ‘beat’ is the verb.
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