Compound Words - By Third Graders

Which word is a compound word in this sentence?

The sunshine made the vampire cringe.

• vampire

• sunshine

• made

• cringe

Which word is a compound word in this sentence?

Can I get the grapefruit with some bananas on top?

• banana

• grapefruit

• get

• can

Which word is a compound word in this sentence?

The moonlight shined on the park bench.

• shined

• moonlight

• on

• the

Which word is a compound word in this sentence?

I got a watermelon from the store.

• store

• watermelon

• from

• got

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I love fruit punch.

• love

• fruit punch

• I

• got

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I went to the Sacramento International Airport today.

• went

• Airport

• International

• today

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I love roller skating while listening to my disco music from my Sony Walkman.

• went

• roller skating

• disco

• my

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I forgot to get my glasses.

• my

• forgot

• get

• my

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I play softball in the park on Tuesday nights.

• nights

• softball

• Tuesday

• my

Which words are compound words in this sentence?

I stayed up past midnight on a Monday night just before my softball game.

• midnight

• softball

• Tuesday

• my