Language Arts: Compound Words
Building bigger words from two smaller words
Language Arts: Compound Words
Building bigger words from two smaller words
Language Arts - Grade 2-3
- 1
Circle the compound word in this sentence: I packed my lunchbox before school.
Look for a word that has two smaller words inside it.
The compound word is lunchbox. It is made from the words lunch and box. - 2
Combine these two words to make a compound word: sun + flower.
The compound word is sunflower. It is made by joining sun and flower. - 3
Split the compound word into two smaller words: toothbrush.
The word toothbrush can be split into tooth and brush. - 4
Choose the compound word: cat, playground, jump.
A compound word is one word made from two smaller words.
The compound word is playground. It is made from play and ground. - 5
Write a compound word that means a small cake baked in a cup-shaped paper.
The compound word is cupcake. It is made from cup and cake. - 6
Fill in the blank with the correct compound word: rain + bow = ____.
This colorful shape can appear in the sky after rain.
The correct compound word is rainbow. It is made from rain and bow. - 7
Use the compound word baseball in a sentence.
One correct sentence is: We played baseball at the park. The word baseball is a compound word made from base and ball. - 8
Which two words make the compound word notebook? Choose one: note + book, not + ebook, no + tebook.
Think about what you write notes in.
The words note and book make the compound word notebook. - 9
Combine these two words to make a compound word: snow + man.
The compound word is snowman. It is made by joining snow and man. - 10
Read the sentence: The firefighter climbed the ladder. Write the compound word and its two smaller words.
Find the longest word in the sentence and look for two word parts.
The compound word is firefighter. It is made from fire and fighter. - 11
Is the word apple a compound word? Explain your answer.
No, apple is not a compound word because it is not made from two smaller words. - 12
Make a compound word using the word house. You may put a word before or after house.
Think of a kind of house or something that has house in its name.
One correct answer is doghouse. It is made from dog and house. Another correct answer is houseboat, which is made from house and boat. - 13
Match the words to make two compound words: rain, basket, coat, ball. Write the two compound words.
The two compound words are raincoat and basketball. Raincoat is made from rain and coat. Basketball is made from basket and ball. - 14
Fill in the blank with a compound word: I put butter on my ____ at breakfast. Use bread as one part of the word.
The correct compound word is toastbread is not correct for common use. A better compound word with bread is breadstick, but it does not fit the sentence well. The sentence should be completed as: I put butter on my toast at breakfast, and toast is not a compound word. - 15
Write the two smaller words in the compound word bedtime. Then write a sentence using bedtime.
This word tells the time when someone goes to bed.
The word bedtime is made from bed and time. One correct sentence is: My bedtime is eight o'clock.