Compound Words & Contractions Quiz

1. What is a compound word?

1. A very long word with many syllables
2. A word that sounds like something else
3. A word with a prefix or suffix added
4. Two words joined together to make a new word

2. Which of these is a compound word?

1. beautiful
2. quickly
3. running
4. sunshine

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

1. butfly
2. butterfly
3. butterful
4. flyerbutter

4. What is a contraction?

1. A type of punctuation mark
2. A very short sentence
3. A word that means the opposite of another
4. Two words joined together with an apostrophe replacing missing letters

5. What is the contraction for 'do not'?

1. d'ont
2. do'nt
3. don't
4. dont

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

1. Airfield
2. Airport
3. Airside
4. Airway

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

1. All three mean the same thing
2. None of them is a contraction
3. They are all contractions
4. They're is the contraction (they + are); the others are different words

8. Which sentence uses the correct contraction?

1. I c'ant come to the party.
2. I ca'nt come to the party.
3. I can't come to the party.
4. I cant' come to the party.

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

1. newspages
2. newspaper
3. papernews
4. papersnew

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

1. I have
2. I was
3. I will have
4. I've been

11. Which of these is NOT a compound word?

1. bedroom
2. football
3. happiness
4. thunderstorm

12. What is the contraction for 'it is'?

1. i'ts
2. it's
3. its
4. its'

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

1. rain + bow
2. ran + bow
3. ran + now
4. ray + bow

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

1. she'd
2. she'll
3. she's
4. she've

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

1. bookwork
2. classwork
3. homework
4. schoolwork

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

1. They all contain 'not'
2. They all start with 'w'
3. They are all past tense
4. They are all questions

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

1. fireman
2. fireplace
3. fireworks
4. worksfires

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

1. could did not
2. could have not
3. could not
4. could would not

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

1. Bumblebee
2. Dragonfly
3. Seahorse
4. Starfish

20. Choose the sentence that uses contractions correctly:

1. I'ts a lovely day outside.
2. It's a lovely day outside.
3. Its a lovely day outside.
4. Its' a lovely day outside.