THE FLATMATES

Quiz:
Compound words

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The Flatmates Quiz Compound words
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For each of the six questions choose the one correct answer.
1. Tim works in a __________ - large shop on 5 floors in the city centre. It sells
clothes, perfume, toys and furniture.
a) department shop
b) store department
c) department store
d) departments store
2. Alice is getting ready to go out. She's putting on lipstick and mascara. She's putting
on her __________.
a) makes-up
b) make-up
c) makeup
d) makes up
3.
a)
b)
c)
d)

Every month the flatmates pay their rent to the person who owns the flat the
__________.
landlord
land-lord
landslord
lands-lord

4. When Michal misses his family and friends in Poland and his favourite Polish food, he
feels ___________.
a) home-sick
b) homesick
c) sickhome
d) sick-home
5.
a)
b)
c)
d)

This quiz has questions with 4 options for each answer. It's a ___________ quiz.
multiple choice
many-choice
many choice
multiple-choice

6.
a.
b.
c.
d.

Alice said "That guy is ___________ gorgeous. I wish he would ask me out."
jumped-up
drop shot
dead-centre
drop-dead

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The Flatmates Quiz Compound words
Answers:
1. Tim works in a __________ - large shop on 5 floors in the city centre. It sells
clothes, perfume, toys and furniture.
a) department shop Wrong - look at 'shop' again.
b) store department Wrong - the words are in the wrong order.
c) department store Correct - this is written as two separate words.
d) 'departments store' Wrong- look at 'departments' again.
2. Alice is getting ready to go out. She's putting on lipstick and mascara. She's putting
on her __________.
a) makes-up Wrong - look at 'makes' again.
b) make-up Correct - this is written as a hyphenated word.
c) makeup Wrong - look at the word 'makeup' again.
d) makes up Wrong - look at 'makes' again.
3.
a)
b)
c)
d)

Every month the flatmates pay their rent to the person who owns the flat - the
__________.
landlord Correct - this is written as one word.
land-lord Wrong - look at the hyphen again.
landslord Wrong - there is no word 'landslord' in English.
lands-lord Wrong -there is no word 'lands-lord' in English.

4. When Michal misses his family and friends in Poland and his favourite Polish food, he
feels ___________.
a) home-sick Wrong there is no hyphen in this word.
b) homesick - Correct - this is written as one word
c) sickhome - Wrong - there is no word 'sickhome' in English.
d) sick-home - Wrong - there is no word 'sick-home' in English.
5.
a)
b)
c)
d)

This quiz has questions with 4 options for each answer. It's a ___________ quiz.
many-choice - Wrong - there is no word 'many-choice' in English.
multiple choice - Correct - this is written as two separate words. many choice - Wrong - there is no word 'many choice' in English.
multiple-choice - Wrong - look at the hyphen again.

6.
a.
b.
c.
d.

Alice said "That guy is ___________ gorgeous. I wish he would ask me out."
jumped-up Wrong - this describes someone who thinks too much of themselves.
drop shot Wrong - this is a way to hit a ball very gently in tennis.
dead-centre Wrong - this means exactly in the middle or centre of something.
drop-dead Correct this is written as a hyphenated word. Drop-dead
gorgeous is an informal phrase that means very attractive.

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