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noun + noun Milk chocolate is a kind of chocolate.

We can put one noun before another when we are talking about a kind of thing or person.
The first noun is usually singular, even if it has a plural meaning.

milk chocolate = a kind of chocolate, with milk in it chocolate milk = a kind of milk, with chocolate in it
flower shop = shop that sells flowers (NOT flowersshep) corner shop = a shop on a corner
hotel receptionist = a receptionist in a hotel history teacher = a teacher who teaches history

^ Use the words in the box to make noun + noun structures. You can use some of the

words more than once.

army aspirin business corner email flower garden home
jazz kitchen milk opera perfume police pop prison village

► 3 kinds of shop . . f k ^ Y ....................................................................
1 3 kinds of address ..................................................................................................................................... .

2 3 kinds of bottle .........................................................................................................................................
3 3 kinds of singer .........................................................................................................................................
4 2 kinds of wall ............................................................................................................................................
5 3 kinds of uniform ......................................................................................................................................
6 2 kinds of chair ...........................................................................................................................................

^ Change the expressions in the box to noun + noun structures, and put the beginnings and ends
together. Remember: don't make the first noun plural.

clothes for babies make-up for eyes / building with offices in it food for dogs
engineer who works on computers school of languages drawer for knives

0 Judy wears too much to the office A but he couldn't repair it........

1 They're going to put a b ig .................................. B 1want to learn Japanese........
2 Our dog won't eat..................................; C -does she think she's at a party?
3 The..................................looked at my printer, D he only wants fresh meat or fish........

4 Do you know of a good..................................? E when my brother was born........
5 My aunt made some lovely.................................. F at the corner of our street........
6 Why are the spoons in th e ..................................? G And who put them there?......

We often use noun + noun structures to talk about what things are made of.

Write noun + noun names for these.
► soup with chicken in it ...................

1 a box made of metal .............................................

2 cakes with chocolate in them .............................................

3 a fork made of plastic .............................................
4 soup made of vegetables .............................................
5 a jacket made of leather .............................................
6 shirts made of cotton .............................................
7 a plate made of paper .............................................
8 salad with tomatoes in it .............................................
9 a wall made of stones .............................................

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