Inferring Meaning of Compound Words

Inferring Meaning of Compound Words Using Context Clues

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Multiple Choice

• pancake

• pan cake

• cake pan

• birthday cake

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• dog house

• puppyhome

• doghouse

• doghome

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• foot ball

• football

• ballfoot

• toeball

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Choose the compound word

• banana
• toothbrush
• zipper
• candle

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Which word is a compound word?

• reading
• popcorn
• rules
• setting

Multiple Choice

Is baseball a compound word?

• Yes
• No

Multiple Choice

Is sunshine a compound word?

• yes
• no

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Paperweight is a compound word. You can tell from the two parts of the word that a paperweight is...

• someone who is really heavy
• how much your homework weighs
• what you put on papers to keep them from blowing away
• a special scale your doctor uses to weigh

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What makes this compound word?

• mouse + girl

• dog + boy

• bat + man

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Pick the word that makes a compound word that matches the picture.

• bubble

• sailboat

• wash

• sour

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What is correct meaning for the compound word?

• a type of fish

• a very fast car

• a place where you guy hats

Compound Words

​– words formed by putting two or more words together to create a new word with a new meaning

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Compound Words

​– the meaning of compound words in sentences can be inferred using synonyms and antonyms

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Direction. Read the sentences. Answer the questions that follow.

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