Compound Words in English: Vocabulary Building

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What are “Compound Words”?

 

A compound word consists of two or more base words. The meaning of Compound words is often different from the separate base words.

 

Compound Words and Parts of Speech

Compound words are mostly nouns, adjectives, and verbs.

 

Kinds of Compound Words

Compound words are of three types:

 

(A). Closed Compound Words:

Words are joined together. There is no space or hyphen between the words.

Examples: firefly / softball / redhead / keyboard / makeup / notebook

 

(B). Hyphenated Compound Words:

Words are joined together by a hyphen.

Examples: daughter-in-law / over-the-counter / six-year-old

 

(C). Open Compound Words:

Words are not joined together. Words are open or separate. In other words, there is a space between the words.

Examples: post office / real estate / full moon / half sister

 

Some general rules regarding the use of hyphens:-

Compound Adjectives are often hyphenated.

If a compound adjective precedes a noun, they are hyphenated

Examples:

low-paying job [low- paying is a compound adjective; job is a noun]

easy-going celebrity [easy-going is a compound adjective; celebrity is a noun]

 

Adverbs that end in –ly and compounded with another modifier are generally not hyphenated:

Examples:

deeply held beliefs

genetically modified foods

highly placed sources

quietly organized meeting

 

 

ALSO NOTE:

1. Some compound words may have more than one form but these forms may belong to different parts of speech.

 

Examples:

bread and butter [open form] [noun]

bread-and-butter [closed form] [adjective]

 

charge sheet [open form][noun]

chargesheet [closed form] [verb]

 

fast track [open form] [noun]

fast-track [hyphenated form] [adjective, verb]

 

first degree [open form] [noun]

first-degree [hyphenated form] [adjective]

 

full time [open form] [noun]

full-time [hyphenated form] [adjective, adverb]

 

gift wrap [open form] [noun]

gift-wrap [hyphenated form] [verb]

 

hard core [open form] [noun]

hard-core [hyphenated form] [adjective]

 

hard line [open form] [noun]

hard-line [hyphenated form] [adjective]

 

road test [open form] [noun]

road-test [hyphenated form] [verb]

 

second hand [open form] [noun]

second-home [hyphenated form] [adjective]

 

 

2. Some compound words which are hyphenated in American English are not hyphenated in British English.

Example: cash-back [American English]; cashback [British English]

 

 

3. Compound words are mainly formed in the following ways:

(a). adjective + adjective [example: bittersweet]

(b). adjective + noun [example: blackboard]

(c). adjective + verb [example: broadcast]

(d). adjective + past participle [example: cold-blooded]

(e). adjective + present participle [example: free-standing]

(f). adverb (or preposition) + adjective [example: ingrown]

(g). adverb (or preposition) + noun [example: afterlife]

(h). adverb (or preposition) + verb [example: cutback]

(i). adverb + past participle [example: brightly lit]

(j). adverb + present participle [example: long-lasting]

(k). noun + adjective [example: blood red]

(l). noun + adverb (or preposition) [example: hanger-on]

(m). noun + noun [example: airman]

(n). noun + verb [example: air-condition]

(o). noun + past participle [example: sun-dried]

(p). verb + adverb (or preposition) [example: breakdown]

(q). verb + noun [example: bathroom]

(r). gerund + noun [example: bleaching powder]

(s). noun + gerund [example: air-conditioning]

 

A detailed list of Compound words in Alphabetical Order. [All compound words have been grouped according to the parts of speech they belong to.)

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