Question

Exercise 5: Finding the Correct Form of Compound Neuns. Use a dictionary or a computer to find the
correct spelling of each of the following compound nouns. Write the correct form in the
space provided
Example: fire-drill
fire drill
firedrill
fire drill
1. postmaster
post master
post-master
side line
2. side-line
sideline
Postmaster
sideline
Son-in-law
3. son in law
soninlaw
son-in-law
4. base ball
base-ball
baseball
fire-place
were-wolf
5. fire place
6. werewolf
fireplace
were wolf
7. icecube
ice-cube
ice cube
8. newspaper
news-paper
news paper
ice
cube
newspaper
Bookmark
dog pound
9. book mark
bookmark
book-mark
dog pound
10. dogpound
dog-pound

Answer 1

Explanation:

postmaster

post master

post-master

side line

2. side-line

sideline

Postmaster

sideline

Son-in-law

3. son in law

soninlaw

son-in-law

4. base ball

base-ball

baseball

fire-place

were-wolf

5. fire place

6. werewolf

fireplace

were wolf

7. icecube

ice-cube

ice cube

8. newspaper

news-paper

news paper

ice

cube

newspaper

Bookmark

dog pound

9. book mark

bookmark

book-mark

dog pound

10. dogpound

dog-pound