Complete the sentences with the correct word. Two w________ came forward and said that they had seen the attack.
watchers
witnesses
workers
wardens
Complete the sentences with one word to complete the compound nouns. Don’t forget your racket this afternoon. I’ve booked a tennis ________ for five o’clock.
pitch
field
court
ground
Complete the sentences with the correct word. Agatha Christie wrote lots of famous murder my________ books, didn’t she?
mystery
myth
memory
magazine
Complete the sentences with one word to complete the compound nouns. Jordan is a song________ in his spare time. He sings his own songs when he performs.
player
maker
writer
singer
Complete the sentences with the correct word. With so little evidence, it will be difficult to pr________ that he committed the crime.
prevent
prove
provide
protect
Complete the sentences with the correct word. Two men have been arr________ and taken to the central police station.
argued
arrived
arranged
arrested
Complete the sentences with one word to complete the compound nouns. Have you read Dark Matter by Blake Crouch? It’s a science _________ novel about travelling through different worlds.
fiction
fantasy
mystery
horror
Complete the sentences with the correct word. After twenty years, detectives have still not been able to s________ this crime.
search
see
solve
stop
Complete the sentences with one word to complete the compound nouns. What was your head________ like at school? Mine was quite scary!
master
tutor
leader
teacher
Match the words with the same sound. clock ________
cough
royal
enough
tough
Complete the sentences with the correct word. The police are doing everything they can to support the v________ of these robberies.
victims
viewers
volunteers
visitors
Complete the sentences with the correct word. Police are questioning three s________ in connection with the robbery.
security
suspects
strangers
staff
Complete the sentences with one word to complete the compound nouns. Oh no! I left my car here for five minutes, and now I have a parking ________!
bill
charge
wage
fine
Complete the sentences with one word to complete the compound nouns. My cousin Ellie was a child________ at the piano. But she stopped playing when she was twelve and took up horse riding.
genius
master
prodigy
talent
Complete the sentences with the correct word. My favourite books are about a female d_________ who solves crimes in Dublin, in Ireland.
doctor
driver
detective
director
Match the words with the same sound. yacht ________
thought
tough
royal
enough
Match the words with the same sound. up ________
royal
yacht
tough
thought
Complete the sentences with one word to complete the compound nouns. You can be fined for not wearing a seat ________, even in the back seats.
band
tie
belt
strap
Complete the sentences with the correct word. Mr Sampson’s death was accidental, and his son is clearly not a m________.
messenger
member
manager
murderer
Underline the stressed syllable. e|vi|dence
dence
vi
e
Match the words with the same sound. flower ________
cough
enough
royal
tough
Match the words with the same sound. horse ________
enough
thought
cough
tough
Complete the sentences with one word to complete the compound nouns. Craig designs book________ for crime novels. You can see his work in most bookshops.
pages
covers
labels
titles
Complete the sentences with one word to complete the compound nouns. I love your desk ________. Is it an Anglepoise?
lamp
shade
light
bulb
Underline the stressed syllable. ma|nu|fac|tur|er
ma
nu
tur
fac
Underline the stressed syllable. ex|hi|bi|tion
hi
bi
ex
tion
Underline the stressed syllable. i|co|nic
i
co
nic
Underline the stressed syllable. pro|gramme
pro
gramme
Complete the sentences with one word to complete the compound nouns. That’s interesting. The cycle________ here is green, but in my town I cycle on a red part of the road.
road
path
lane
street
Complete the sentences with the correct word. The man was released because there wasn’t enough ev________ to charge him.
evaluation
evidence
event
excuse
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