Compound Words & Contractions Quiz

Question 1

What is a compound word?

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Two words joined together to make a new word

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A very long word with many syllables

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A word that sounds like something else

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A word with a prefix or suffix added

Question 2

Which of these is a compound word?

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sunshine

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running

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beautiful

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quickly

Question 3

Join these two words to make a compound word: 'butter' + 'fly' = ?

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butterfly

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butterful

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flyerbutter

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butfly

Question 4

What is a contraction?

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Two words joined together with an apostrophe replacing missing letters

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A very short sentence

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A word that means the opposite of another

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A type of punctuation mark

Question 5

What is the contraction for 'do not'?

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don't

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do'nt

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dont

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d'ont

Question 6

Which compound word means a place where planes take off and land?

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Airport

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Airfield

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Airside

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Airway

Question 7

What do 'they're', 'their', and 'there' have in common, and which is a contraction?

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They're is the contraction (they + are); the others are different words

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They are all contractions

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All three mean the same thing

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None of them is a contraction

Question 8

Which sentence uses the correct contraction?

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I can't come to the party.

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I ca'nt come to the party.

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I cant' come to the party.

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I c'ant come to the party.

Question 9

Make a compound word: 'news' + 'paper' = ?

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newspaper

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papersnew

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newspages

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papernews

Question 10

Expand the contraction 'I've' into its full form:

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I have

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I've been

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I will have

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I was

Question 11

Which of these is NOT a compound word?

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happiness

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football

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thunderstorm

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bedroom

Question 12

What is the contraction for 'it is'?

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it's

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its

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its'

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i'ts

Question 13

Match the compound word: which two words make 'rainbow'?

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rain + bow

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ran + bow

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ray + bow

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ran + now

Question 14

Choose the correct contraction: 'She ___ going to the shops.' (She is)

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she's

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she'll

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she'd

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she've

Question 15

Which compound word describes a piece of work set by a teacher for pupils to do at home?

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homework

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schoolwork

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classwork

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bookwork

Question 16

What do these contractions have in common? won't, wouldn't, couldn't, shouldn't

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They all contain 'not'

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They all start with 'w'

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They are all past tense

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They are all questions

Question 17

Make a compound word from 'fire' and 'works':

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fireworks

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worksfires

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fireplace

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fireman

Question 18

Which is the correctly expanded form of 'couldn't'?

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could not

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could did not

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could have not

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could would not

Question 19

Which of these is a compound word made from two animals?

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Seahorse

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Starfish

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Bumblebee

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Dragonfly

Question 20

Choose the sentence that uses contractions correctly:

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It's a lovely day outside.

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Its a lovely day outside.

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Its' a lovely day outside.

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I'ts a lovely day outside.