Compound Nouns Exercises For Icelandic Grammar

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Compound Nouns in Icelandic grammar are created by combining two distinct words to create a new word that has a unique meaning. This joining of words usually results in words that uses one word to modify or define the other, increasing the descriptive power of the language. They give information about various aspects like purpose, type, measurements etc.

Exercise 1: Fill in the blanks with the correct compound nouns.

1. ร‰g andaรฐist รญ *frรญsku lofti* (fresh air).
2. Mamma bakar *eplakรถku* (apple cake).
3. Pappa les *morgunblaรฐiรฐ* (morning newspaper).
4. รžรบ hefur *ljรณsmyndavรฉl* (photo camera).
5. Hรบn borรฐaรฐi *รญsstรบku* (ice cream cone).
6. Hann skrifaรฐi รญ *dagbรณkina* (diary).
7. Viรฐ skellum รญ *diskรณbolta* (disco ball).
8. Hรบsiรฐ stendur viรฐ *sjรกvarstrรถnd* (seashore).
9. Honum finnst *hundakjรถt* (dog meat) gรณรฐur.
10. Hรบn mรฆtti meรฐ *flugfreyju* (air hostess).
11. Hann missti *vasakรบlu* (key chain).
12. ร‰g fรณr รญ kvรถld til *djรบpรพeytis* (deep cleaning).
13. Hรบn horfir รก *skjรกvarpiรฐ* (TV broadcast).
14. Viรฐ hittumst รญ *leikhรบsinu* (theater).
15. รžeiur munu mรฆta meรฐ *eldhรบsklรบta* (kitchen cloth).

Exercise 2: Use appropriate compound nouns to complete the sentences.

1. Hann leigรฐi *lรบxusbรญl* (luxury car).
2. Skyldu taka meรฐ รพรฉr *handklรฆรฐiรฐ* (hand towel).
3. Hann fรณr รญ *stofuskรณ* (slipper).
4. Paran borรฐaรฐi *sรบrmjรณlk* (buttermilk).
5. ร‰g fรณr รญ *skรณlaball* (school dance).
6. Hรบn las *nรกttรบrufrรฆรฐibรณk* (natural history book).
7. Viรฐ vorum hjรก *tannlรฆknir* (dentist).
8. Hรบn var meรฐ *laptop* (laptop).
9. Hann klรณraรฐi *krรณkรณdรฝl* (crocodile).
10. ร‰g forรฐaรฐist *tรถlvusnilling* (computer whiz).
11. Paran mรฆtti meรฐ *frรญkendisfrรกkasti* (celebrity scandal).
12. Hรบn missti *silfurlรญnuna* (silver line).
13. Viรฐ fรณstum รญ *fjรถgurra trรบnaรฐ* (four faiths).
14. Hรบn horfir รก *stjรถrnuorรฐ* (word star).
15. รžeiur munu mรฆta meรฐ *hรบรฐflรบrslit* (skin tear).

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