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Compound Noun List

afterbirth

dishwasher

heartbeat

saltwater

aftermath

doorbell

highway

saucepan

aircraft

downfall

homework

sawdust

airfield

downpour

honeymoon

screenplay

airmail

drawback

horsepower

screwdriver

armchair

dressmaker

housework

seashell

armpit

driveway

jellyfish

seaweed

background

drugstore

jigsaw

shellfish

backlash

drumstick

keyboard

shoplifter

backlog

eardrum

kneecap

shorthand

backside

earphone

ladybug

shotgun

bandwagon

earring

leftovers

sickbed

bankbook

earthworm

letterhead

sideburns

banknote

earwig

lighthouse

sidekick

barman

egghead

lipstick

sidewalk

baseball

eyelid

loophole

silkworm

bathroom

eyewitness

lovebird

skullcap

bedspread

farmhouse

mailbox

skyscraper

bedtime

fatherhood

manhunt

slaughterhouse

billboard

feedback

mastermind

sleepwalking

blackbird

fingernail

middleman

snowball

blacklist

fingerprint

neighborhood

snowfall

bulldog

firearm

network

softball

bullfight

firefly

newsletter

songbird

catfish

firewood

newspaper

soundtrack

chairman

fishbowl

nightclub

spaceship

cheapskate

floodlight

nightmare

sportsman

checkup

footnote

notebook

spotlight

chopstick

footprint

outlook

stalemate

clockwork

freeway

overcoat

stepchild

clotheshorse

foretaste

overseas

stopwatch

clothesline

fruitcake

overtime

strongbox

copycat

gatecrasher

painkiller

suitcase

copyright

ghostwriter

pancake

summertime

cornerstone

godfather

paperback

sunspot

countdown

goldfish

passport

sweetheart

countryside

greenhouse

password

swordfish

courthouse

guidebook

penknife

tablespoon

courtyard

guideline

pickpocket

teardrop

cowboy

gunfire

pigtail

teaspoon

crackdown

gunpowder

pocketknife

toadstool

crossroad

hairdresser

quicksand

toothpick

cutback

handbag

racehorse

tugboat

daybreak

handshake

rainbow

watchdog

daytime

handwriting

rattlesnake

wheelchair

deadline

headlight

roadrunner

windpipe

deadlock

headquarters

runway

wiretap


Notes:
1. Choose 12 of the compound nouns above and use them to create your own set of cards for the game What's the Word? (2).

2. To print out cards that you can write the compund nouns onto, print our Card Set Template 1.



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