Compound Nouns List: What is a Compound Noun?

A compound noun is a noun made up of two or more existing words. In other words a compound noun is a noun + noun. These nouns can be with spaces, without spaces and with hyphens. The followng are examples of compound nouns: football, basketball, bus stop, firefly, airport, sweatpants, train station, headteacher, police officer, sunflower, classroom, pencil case, mother-in-law, rainfall... In these examples, the compound nouns are in bold. Check out our list of compound nouns.

Compound Noun Sentence Examples

Practice compound nouns in sentences. Compound nouns are words for people, animals, places, things, or ideas. Most compound nouns are made with nouns that have been altered by adjectives or other nouns. Have a go and make your own sentences with the compound nouns list above and sentences below.

• Compound noun sentences
• My father likes to play football.
• I always watch basketball on TV.
• I will wait at the bus stop.
• You can see the firefly at night.
• The sunflower in my garden is tall.
• My classroom has a good climate.
• What is in your pencil case?
• There will be a lot of rainfall tonight.
• I want to be a police officer when I am older.
• Are you travelling to the airport?
• Is she your mother-in-law?

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