compound words in english grammar

A compound word is Consisting two or more words.Both words have some meaning individually there are three types of Compound words.

• Compound Nouns:
• compound Adjectives:
• Compound verbs:

1 ) Compound Noun:

  Noun + Noun

 

 ( Man + Servant )

Manservant --> Compound words

( Moon + light )

Moonlight --> Compound words

( post + man )

Postman--> Compound words

( Shoe + Maker )

Shoemaker--> Compound words

--------Adjective + Noun--------

( Sweet + heart )

Sweetheart--> Compound words

( Short + hand )

Shorthand--> Compound words

( Noble + man)

nobleman --> Compound words

( Out + door )

outdoor --> Compound words

--------Verb + Noun-------

( Pick + Pocket )

pickpocket--> Compound words

( Hang + man )

Hangman --> Compound words

( Play + ground )

playground --> Compound words

( Break + fast )
Breakfast--> Compound words

--------Verb + Adverb--------

( Draw + back )

Drawback--> Compound words

( Lock  + up )

lockup--> Compound words

( Send + off )

Sendoff--> Compound words

-------Adverb + Verb---------

( Out + Set )

outset--> Compound words

( Up + Set )

Upset--> Compound words

( In + come )

income--> Compound words

2) compound Adjectives:

---Noun + Adjective---

( Hand + made )

Handmade--> Compound words

( Home + sick )

Homesick--> Compound words

( Sky +Blue )

Sky blue--> Compound words

( Heart + Broken )

Heartbroken--> Compound words

 

---Adjective + Adjective---

(  Red + Hot )

Red-hot--> Compound words

( Blue + back )

Blue-back--> Compound words

( speed + walking )

Speed- walking--> Compound words

( Dull + grey )

Dul -grey--> Compound words

 

----Adverb +  Participle----

( Long  + Suffering )

Long Suffering--> Compound words

( Out + Spoken )

Outspoken--> Compound words

( Well + deserved )

Well - deserved--> Compound words

( Never + Ending )

Never - ending--> Compound words

 

3)Compound verbs:

---Noun + verb---

( Back + bite )

Back-bite--> Compound words

( Sun + rise )

Sunrise--> Compound words

( Un + set )

Unset--> Compound words

(Brow + Beat )

Brow-beat--> Compound words

( Ear + Mark )

Ear-mark--> Compound words

 

---Adjective + Verb---

 

( Over + throw )

overthrow--> Compound words

( White + Wash )

Whitewash--> Compound words

( Safe + guard )

safeguard--> Compound words

 

---Adverb + verb---

 

(Over + throw )

overthrow--> Compound words

( Under + take )

undertake--> Compound words

( Over + take )

Overtake--> Compound words

( In + born )

inborn--> Compound words

( In + come)

income--> Compound words