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3. Decide whether the following compound nouns are countable or uncountable. Add them to the chart. Four examples are given.

countable

uncountable

heart attack

old age

high school

pocket money

Letterbox, washing powder, parking meter, remote control, show business, social work, toilet-paper, police station, post office, sleeping bag, swimming pool, pen-friend, personal computer, soda water, news bulletin, package holiday, passer-by, washing-up liquid, water skiing, writing paper, human nature, washing machine

countable: letterbox, pen-friend, personal computer, parking meter, remote control, news bulletin, package holiday, passer-by, police station, post office, sleeping bag, swimming pool, washing machine

uncountable: washing powder, soda water, show business, social work, toilet-paper, washing-up liquid, water skiing, writing paper, human nature

4. Match the following parts of compound nouns and then fill in the blanks in the sentences using the most appropriate compound.

noun and noun

1

suit

food

2

telephone

card

3

zebra

case

4

fire

writer

5

dish

alarm

6

type

opener

7

credit

brigade

8

burglar

washer

9

can

crossing

10

junk

number

adjective and noun

1

fast

heating

2

remote

fries

3

social

food

4

high

control

5

central

cleaner's

6

common

rights

7

French

worker

8

dry

languages

9

human

school

10

modern

sense

1. They should put a outside the school so that children don't get run over.

2. It's freezing in here - why don't you get installed?

3. When I don't have time to cook I send the kids out to get some…………..

4. Is the you get from your parents enough for your needs?

5. Can you send the quickly - the house next door is on fire.

6. When you leave primary school and get to ………………., lessons get much more difficult.

7. He'll never think of such a simple solution because he hasn't got any …………

8. Who's got the for the TV? I'm bored with this programme.

9. Could you get my suit from the………………. for me on your way home?

10. After the last break-in, they decided to get a……………. installed.

(noun + noun) 1 c 2 j 3 i 4 g 5 h 6d 7b 8e 9f 10 a

(adjective + noun) 1 c 2d 3 g 4i 5a 6j 7b 8e 9 f 10 h

1. zebra crossing 2 central heating

3. fast food 4 pocket money 5 fire brigade 6 high school 7 common sense

8 remote control 9 dry-cleaner's 10 burglar alarm