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Compound Words & Word Building Quiz

sunflower, ice cream, mother-in-law — closed, open and hyphenated compounds, plus blends like brunch and smog. Answer one question at a time and see why each option is right or wrong. Miss one? It comes back in a retry round until you get every question correct. 20 questions · free · no sign-up.

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Sample questions from this quiz

A few examples (the live quiz shuffles options and checks your answer). Take the quiz above for the full set with explanations.

  1. “sunflower”

    1. closed
    2. open
    3. hyphenated
  2. “ice cream”

    1. open
    2. closed
    3. hyphenated
  3. “mother-in-law”

    1. hyphenated
    2. closed
    3. open
  4. “brunch”

    1. blend
    2. closed compound
    3. open compound