Compound noun jobs maze

Compound noun jobs maze

In the table below, make a line from START to FINISH with no spaces by putting words together to make compound nouns. You can move up, down, left or right (not diagonally). From each square, only one option is possible, with the other words having mistakes, not going together, etc.

START An office	management/ A chief	president/ A motor	biker/ A removal	staff/ An image
worker/ A top	manager/ A car	rider/ A travel	traveler/ A bus	operator/ A part-time
executive/ A mechanical	mechanic/ A real estate	agents/ A garbage	person/ A flower	lady/ A guard
engineering/ A real	agent/ A chemical	repairer/ A guard	man/ A travel	man/ A sub
representative/ A computer/	engineer/ A sales	men/ A mechanics	engineer/ A civil	manager/ A TV
programmer/ An assembly line	staff/ A private	chauffeur/ A building	constructor/ A chemistry	talent/ A taxi
worker/ A shop	shopper/ A front	builder/ A car	engineer/ A garden	chauffeur/ An England
assistant/ A personal	receptionist/ A hotel	boy/ Front desk	staff/ An English	teacher/ An advertising
assistant/ A security	repair/ A handy	consultant/ A bell	staff/ An information	executive/ A full-time
guard/ A postal	worker/ A photocopier	technician/ A recruitment	driver/ A supplies	employee/ A bicycle/
man/ A guard	person/ A person	recruiter/ A human	resourser/ A mail	courier/ FINISH

If you finish early, check that all the directions that you didn’t choose aren’t possible and cross them out.

Check your answers as a class or with the suggested answers.

 

Suggested answers

Answers are in bold.

Extension

Make your own version of the maze above to test other groups with. Make sure only one direction is a correct compound noun and a real job title each time, with the other directions being grammar mistakes, words that don’t go together, direct translations from your language, etc. Your teacher will say if/ when you can use a dictionary etc to help make the maze.