1、classification Compound NounsCompound adjectivesCompound Verbs第1頁(yè)Compound Nouns A compound noun is a noun that is made with two or more words. Each compound noun acts as a single unit and can be modified by adjectives.第2頁(yè)three forms for compound nouns1.open or spaced - space between words (tennis sh

2、oe)2.hyphenated - hyphen between words (six-minute)3.closed or solid - no space or hyphen between words (bedroom ）第3頁(yè)A. noun +noun ：honeybee :honey +bee housework :house +workdinning room : dinning +room kingship :king +shipsnowman :snow +mansnowball :snow +ballsnowfall :snow +fall boyhood ：boy +hoo

3、dhitchhiker: hitch +hikerskyjacker : sky +jacker第4頁(yè)football :foot +ball daydream :day +dreamshoelace :shoe +laceweekend :week +endclassroom :class +roomfire-fly（螢火蟲）:fire +flyboy/girl friend :boy/girl +friend policeman :police +man第5頁(yè)B. adjective +nounfull moon :full +moon clearway(超速道路) ：clear +way

4、 easy-chair（安樂椅）:easy +chairredhead :red +headfreshwater :fresh +water hardwood :hard +woodgrandfather :grand +father第6頁(yè)blackboard :black +board software :soft +ware(制品；器具；貨物 ) freshman :fresh +manshorthand(速記）:short +handdeadline :dead +linewasteland :waste +land第7頁(yè)C. Verb +noun:breakfast breakwate

5、r driveway chat roomjump suit(跳傘服） work experienceswearwordplayboy pick pocket 第8頁(yè)D verb(-ing) +noun：washing machine running water working class ruling class writing desk writing paperchewing gum reading lampwaiting listdivingboard跳板driving license駕駛執(zhí)照l(shuí)anding card登陸卡第9頁(yè)E. Noun + verb /（-ing）sunrise

6、haircutnightfall Snowfall toothpick surfridefruit picking lorry driving開運(yùn)貨汽車coalmining weightliftingbirdwatchinghandwriting bookkeeping第10頁(yè)F. adverb + noun onlooker bystander (旁觀者）under-clothes after-effectupgrade overburdenunderworld downfall (垮臺(tái)，大雨，衰?。?overcoat第11頁(yè)G. adverb + verb Over(結(jié)束）throw in

7、putoutput outletupset(翻倒，混亂） upturnUpstart onflow(湍流）outbreak outcome第12頁(yè)Verb+ preposition :check-out /in take-offget-togetherNoun+ prepositional phrase mother/father-in-law 第13頁(yè)P(yáng)ronunciationCompound nouns tend to have more stress on the first word. Stress is important in compound nouns. a greenhous

8、e = place where we grow plants (compound noun)a green house = house painted green (adjective and noun)a bluebird = type of bird (compound noun)a blue bird = any bird with blue feathers (adjective and noun 第14頁(yè)P(yáng)lural forms of compound nounsIn general we make the plural of a compound noun by adding -s

9、 to the base word (the most significant word). Look at these examples:singular plural a tennis shoe three tennis shoes one assistant headmaster five assistant headmasters the sergeant major （軍士長(zhǎng)）some sergeants major a mother-in-law Two mothers-in-lawan assistant secretary of state three assistant se

10、cretaries of state my toothbrush our toothbrushes a woman-doctor four women-doctors a doctor of philosophy two doctors of philosophy a passerby, a passer-by two passersby, two passers-by 第15頁(yè)Be careful ! dead president busybody mad doctor =The Psychiatrist confidence man dressing room horse sense ca

11、pital idea familiar talk white man Greek gift 第16頁(yè)Compound noun quizUsing compound nouns, can you shorten the following phrases?1.a room for stores a storeroom2. the husband of my daughter my son-in-law3. two periods of three months two three-month periods第17頁(yè)Compound adjectives1.A compound adjectiv

12、e is basically an adjective phrase made up of two or more words that serve as a single adjective when used together.2.As a general rule, the words in a compound adjective are hyphenated when they come before a noun (a well-known actor) but not when they come after (The actor is well known).3. Also,

13、compound adjectives formed with an adverb ending in -ly (such as rapidly changing) are usually not hyphenated.Examples: 1. Please request a four-foot table.(Four-foot is an adjective describing the table. A hyphen is used to link fourand foot to show that it is one adjective.) 2. It is a 6document.

14、3.Claire worked as a part-time keeper at the park. 4.That is an all-too-common mistake. /v_show/id_XMjQ3OTIwMTQ4.html第18頁(yè) The warm-hearted man bought a ready-made toy (熱心人兒買個(gè)現(xiàn)成玩具)； The hard-working man produced a hand-made toy (勤勞人兒做個(gè)手工玩具)； The good-looking man loves to eat fat-free food (相貌堂堂人喜歡低脂食

15、品)； The peace-loving man loves to be well-behaved (熱愛和平人喜愛彬彬有禮)； The one-eyed man was born a baby-faced one (獨(dú)眼男子天生有張娃娃臉)； The low-cost journey must be a seven-day one (低成本旅游當(dāng)數(shù)七日游). doggerel第19頁(yè)1.adj+noun+ -ed warm-hearted kind-hearted bad-tempered sweet-tempered fresh-faced middle-aged white-haired

16、 short-sighted warm-blooded cold-blooded light-hearted light-headed頭暈 light-fingered open-minded slow-footed cross-eyed good-natured sharp-eyed iron-willed red-lipped 第20頁(yè)2.adj/adverb+past participle:far-fetched(牽強(qiáng)附會(huì)） ready-madedeep-set new-born badly-wounded highly-developedwell-informed消息靈通 poorly

17、-litwell-known quickly-cured better-trained poorly-dressed well-cut hard-wonnewly-made well-behaved well-spread newly married 第21頁(yè)3.adverb+verb(-ing): everlasting hard-working slow-thinking fast-thinking fast-moving slow-moving第22頁(yè)4.noun+past participle：man-made home-made hand-made grass-coveredwate

18、r-covered snow-covered travel-worn(旅行得疲乏） air-filled poverty-stricken sun-burnt heart-felt(衷心） self-taught air-borne (忍受；負(fù)荷 ) hen-pecked(啄食；扔石頭；吹毛求疵 ）第23頁(yè)good-looking fast-developing ordinary-looking free-standingfunny-looking soft-feeling tired-looking far-reaching easy-going familiar-soundingbad-s

19、melling 5.adj+verb(-ing):第24頁(yè)6.noun+adjsnow-white color-blindday-long life-long Waterproof(不能透入 ) nation-wideduty-free fire-resistant反抗；頑固 world-famous tax-free car-sick tight-lipped 嘴緊 airtight ice-cold world-wide 第25頁(yè)7.noun+verb(-ing):peace-loving freedom-loving time-saving self-generating. 產(chǎn)生；生成

20、summer-flowering kite-flyingocean-going mouth-wateringEnglish-speaking fun-lovingearth-shaking long-sufferingtime-consuming 第26頁(yè)8.number+noun+ -ed: a four-storeyed building a three-legged table a four-footed ladder a tree-lined avenue a one-eyed man two-sided two-faced 第27頁(yè) chicken-hearted honey-mou

21、thed9.noun+noun+ -ed:第28頁(yè)10.adj+noun:full-time fast-food long-distance full-lengthwhite/blue-collar red-letter(喜慶）high-level shorter-term large-scale deep-seamid-term part-time special-grade high-minded 第29頁(yè)11.number+noun:A four-star hotel a six-pound chicken a seven-day journey a four-hour meeting

22、a second-hand booka one-room house a one-child familya three-good student a two-person tent第30頁(yè)12.verb+noun: break-neck telltate(搬弄是非） cut-rate(減價(jià)，次等）第31頁(yè)13.adj+adjwet-cold icy-coldred-hot bitter-sweet light/dark- blue deaf-mutepale yellow第32頁(yè)14. verb(- ing )+ adj:steaming-hot smoking-hot(滾燙）biting-

23、coldfreezing-coldsoaking-wetwringing-wet第33頁(yè)15. Adverb +adj: ever-victorious over-cautious all-round第34頁(yè)16.noun+noun: X-ray （X光） English-language （英國(guó)語(yǔ)言）第35頁(yè)17. prepositional phrase at-riskin-your-face(明目張膽）第36頁(yè)18. Sentence compound adjectivesdevil-may-caredog-eat-dogrun-of-the-mill(日常）dot-and-dash(莫

24、斯科電碼）第37頁(yè)practice1.This is a dress which was made by hand. This is a _ hand-made _ dress.2. It is a walk which takes just 7 minutes. It is just a _ seven-minute _ walk.3. I like the house which was painted brown. I like the _ brown-painted _ house.4. Can you see the star which is shining brightly? C

25、an you see the _ brightly-shining _ star.5. This is a cake which is made carefully. This is a _carefully-made_ cake.第38頁(yè)Compound VerbsIn linguistics, a compound verb is a multi-word compound that acts as a single verb. One component of the compound is a light verb, which carries any inflections, indicating tense, mood, or aspect, but provides only fine shades of meaning. The other, primary“ component is a verb or noun which carries most of the semantics of the compound, and determines its argu