ADVANCED VOCABULARY - COMPOUND NOUNS 3

Compound Nouns 3

Match the compound nouns on the left with the definitions on the right. The tiles in the right-hand column are sortable. ANSWERS

1)	runner-up	someone who has finished in second place in a race or competition
2)	has-been	someone who was important or popular but who has now been forgotten
3)	stick-in-the-mud	someone who is slow, old-fashioned, or unprogressive
4)	go-ahead	permission to do something
5)	half-wit	a person who lacks intelligence or good sense
6)	rake-off	a share or amount taken or received illicitly
7)	man-of-war	a ship with guns that was used in the past in sea battles
8)	make-believe	things that are imagined or pretended to be true or real
9)	stock-in-trade	the typical characteristics or behaviour of someone or something
10)	jack-of-all-trades	a person who can do many different types of work