Compound Words

Which best describes a compound word?

• two words beside each other

• a word that has a prefix or suffix added to it

• two or more independent words that are joined to from a new word

• two or more words that are beside each other in a sentence

Which is NOT a compound word?

• teacup

• sunflower

• sister-in- law

• bicycle

Which compound word can be formed from the words [fall, water, rain, slide]

• waterfall

• rainfall

• rainslide

• rainwater

write the missing word to form a compound word.

She left her ________bag in the car.

A cloth that covers a table is a _______

A bag fill with tea is called a

Garments you wear under your clothes is called

the mother of your mother is your ______

Solve: What do you get when a fly is in the butter?

• spoiled butter

• buttercup

• butterfly

• bread and butter

What is fish shaped like a star?

• squid

• shooting star

• star apple

• starfish