Rewrite the following phrases as noun compounds:

• a concession on taxes

• tax concession

• a machine which is a tool

• a tool machine

• a report on an accident

• an accident report

• a court of law

• a law court

• a licence to export

• an export licence

• a deposit in cash

• a cash deposit

• a publisher of newspapers

• newspaper publisher

• rates of taxes

• tax rates

Form a noun compound from the following phrases:• the management of assets• asset management• a claim for insurance• insurance claim• a sheet which shows the balance of a company• balance sheet• a subsidiary which is overseas• an overseas subsidiary• a subsidy from the government• a government subsidy• a study of techniques of production• a production technique study• a report of progress for management• a management progress report• a manufacturer of components for computers• a computer component manufacturer

Make noun compounds:

a store that sells clothes• a clothes storea train that transports goods• a goods trainan account where you keep

your savings• a savings accounta department which deals with

the company’s accounts• an accounts departmenta car that is for people who

enjoy sports• a sports car

an officer of the customs• a customs officera market on which futures are bought and sold• a futures marketa branch which is overseas• an overseas brancha manager of the works• a works managera policy which deals with sales• a sales policy

Rewrite the following phrases as noun compounds:

• a disaster involving chemicals which are poisonous

• a poisonous chemical disaster• an accident at an oil rig in the North Sea• the North Sea oil rig accident• the record for speed in the air• an air speed record• a problem in the level of congestion at airports• an airport congestion level problem• a row over pollution caused by gas• a gas pollution row• a crisis in the policy of the government• a government policy crisis

Make two compound nouns from the nouns in each group.

• profits course training company

• staff forecast meeting sales

• card store credit department

• Internet sale summer access

• figures price inflation range

• survey market hour rush

training coursecompany profits

staff meetingsales forecast

credit carddepartment store

Internet accesssummer sale

price rangeinflation figures

rush hourmarket survey

Make two compound nouns from the nouns in each group.

• technology keys car information

• assistant shop failure power

• shopfloor working worker lunch

• insurance loan contract bank

• features costs production product

• market marketing budget leader

information technologycar keys

shop assisstantpower failure

shopfloor workerworking lunch

insurance contractbank loan

product featuresproduction costs

market leadermarketing budget

Cross out the one word in each group that does not make a common compound noun with the first word in bold.

• e.g. salessales forecast/figures/trade/target

• marketmarket forces/sector/check/share• priceprice offer/list/range/rise• brandbrand image/leader/loyalty/process• taxtax relief/benefits/output/allowance• productproduct manager/range/features/share• advertisingadvertising slogan/campaign/line/agency• productionproduction market/line/capacity/target• workingworking conditions/trend/market/

exchange• stockstock option/decision/market/exchange

One word can be used each time to make compound nouns, as in the example:

• e.g. answer phone phone card phone number

• pitch figures hype

• savings bank number

• bear leader home

awareness image loyalty

• concessions secret union

sales sales sales

account account account

market market market

brand brand brand

trade trade trade