30+ Compound Words in English

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  Hi, and welcome to the Espresso English podcast, where you can improve your English in just a few minutes a day.

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  Let's get started with today's lesson.

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  Let's learn about compound words in English.

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  This is when two or more words come together, making a new word that functions as a single word.

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  Compound words can be nouns like ice cream, mailbox, and merry-go-round.

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  They can be verbs like babysit, take-off, and double-check.

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  They can be adjectives like long-term, homemade, and bulletproof.

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  Or adverbs like single-handedly or self-consciously.

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  And we've even got a couple compound prepositions, like inside and without.

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  As you can see from those examples, there are three types.

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  Open compound words have a space between them, like police officer, hot dog, and high school.

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  Closed compound words do not have a space between them, like bedroom, popcorn, and firefighter.

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  And hyphenated compound words are connected with a hyphen, like well-dressed, self-esteem, and mother-in-law.

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  Today I'll teach you 30 compound words, some you might already know, but others will be new to you.

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  And I've prepared a free PDF with 100 compound words, each one with the definition and example sentence.

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  I highly recommend you download it to expand your vocabulary even more.

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