Simple and compound noun (with many examples)

Simple and compound nouns are nouns classified according to the number of radicals they present in their structure.

Radical is part of the word that contains the meaning common to all words in the same family. For example, the radical of freeO, freeiro and freearia is free.

What is a simple noun?

Simple nouns are nouns formed by just one stem (guardThe, whereThe, greenand).

Examples of 50 simple nouns

1. Water
2. love
3. antenna
4. animal
5. Brazil
6. padlock
7. rain
8. race
9. dictionary
10. principal
11. document
12. emerald
13. excursion
14. fantasy
15. figures
16. flower
17. jelly
18. goal
19. hyphen
20. vegetable garden
21. Iara
22. idea
23. jacket
24. jewel
25. karaoke
26. Moon
27. light
28. sea
29. kid
30. ship
31. baby
32. objective
33. craft
34. foot
35. prison
36. brush tool
37. cheese
38. laughter
39. salt
40. silk
41. time
42. scissors
43. a
44. nail
45. clothes line
46. Web site
47. syrup
48. yogurt
49. Zeca
50. Zoo

What is a compound noun?

Compound nouns are nouns formed by two or more radicals (sendTherainThe, microO-whereat, greenand-emeraldThe).

Examples of 50 compound nouns

1. cologne
2. brandy (water + burning)
3. perfect love
4. light-year
5. unsanitary
6. Rainbow
7. skyscraper
8. chat
9. Hummingbird
10. I saw you
11. silkworm
12. hot dog
13. sugar cane
14. Seahorse
15. pink
16. burgundy
17. run Run
18. cauliflower
19. ordinance
20. disart (this + art)
21. key element
22. though (in + good + time)
23. ex-wife
24. nobleman (son + of + something)
25. Weekend
26. flower shop
27. sunflower (from the verb rotate + sun)
28. umbrella
29. night guard
30. marigold (bad + me + want)
31. bigwig (from the verb send + rain)
32. raw material
33. microwave
34. parachute (from the verb stop + fall)
35. hobby (from the verb pass + time)
36. tomboy
37. swordfish
38. leggy (leg + high)
39. stilt (leg- + long)
40. plateau (flat + high)
41. kick (kick + foot)
42. keychain (from the verb to carry + key)
43. puzzle
44. reco-reco
45. corkscrew
46. Friday
47. about human
48. shuttle
49. Emerald green
50. vice president

To study further:

• All About Simple Noun
• All about the compound noun
• Plural of compound nouns
• Exercises on simple and compound nouns
• classification of nouns

Nouns - All Matter