Compound Words

Compound Words

Words that are made up of two or more smaller words

COMPOUND WORDS

Identify the compound words in each sentence. A compound word is formed by combining two or more smaller words

Multiple Choice

Samuel made the popcorn hot and fluffy.

• Samuel

• popcorn

• hot

• fluffy

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Kimora and her mom went to the football game on Sunday.

• Kimora and her mom

• football

• Sunday

• game

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The bright moonlight shines in Abraham's window.

• moonlight

• Abraham's

• window

• shines

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Hilda knew she needed glasses after getting her eyesight tested.

• knew

• she needed

• eyesight

• tested

Multiple Choice

When they arrived, Sophya picked up her relatives up from the airport.

• arrived

• relatives

• picked up

• airport

Multiple Choice

Valerie's hair is long, so it must be time for a haircut.

• hair

• be time

• haircut

• long

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Andrik went to see fireworks on New Year's Eve.

• Andrik

• fireworks

• New Year

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Marvin likes to play outside when the weather is nice.

• to play

• Marvin

• outside

• weather

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Elijah plays on the playground with his brothers.

• plays

• playground

• his brothers

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The rattlesnake has an end that makes a rattling noise.

• rattlesnake

• end

• makes

• rattling

Compound Words

they are made up of two or more words

Multiple Choice

sunlight

• sun, light

• sunl, ight

Multiple Choice

toothbrush

• tooth, rush

• tooth, brush

Multiple Choice

backyard

• back, yard

• back, yardigans

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backbone

• back

• bone

• back, bone

• backb, one

Multiple Choice

meaning of backbone

• a bone in the backyard

• a bone in the back of the body

Multiple Choice

shoelace

• shoel, ace

• shoe, lace

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meaning of shoelace

• a lace used to tie a shoe

• a lace without a shoe

Multiple Choice

sidewalk

• sidew, alk

• side, walk

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meaning of sidewalk

• a place to walk on the side of the sidewalk

• a place to walk on the side of the road

Multiple Select

Check the two words that can form a compound word:

• coat

• over

• home

Multiple Choice

overcoat meaning:

• a coat that goes over a coat

• a coat that goes over clothes

Multiple Select

Check the two words that can form a compound word:

• over

• home

• made

Multiple Choice

homemade meaning:

• something made

• something made at home