Compound Nouns Grade 4

Compound words are made up of smaller words. There are ............... types of compound words

• two

• three

• four

• five

Words with two or more words joined together, as in .............

• left-handed

• evergreen

• school day

• fire station

Words that are written with one or more hyphens, as in .................

• bus station

• campfire

• bookcase

• left-handed

Words that are written as separate words, such as ................................

• bookshop

• school day

• overdo

• mother-in-law

Choose the three-syllable compound noun

• waterproof

• campfire

• desktop

• railroad

Choose the three-syllable compound noun

• campfire

• grandparent

• desktop

• railroad

Choose the two-syllable compound noun

• campfire

• grandparent

• undertake

• loudspeaker

Choose the two-syllable compound noun

• grandparent

• bookcase

• undertake

• loudspeaker

I pulled down the.................. before getting into bed.

• blindfold

• desktop

• bookcase

• bedspread

Please get a novel from the ............................ for me.

• blindfold

• desktop

• bookcase

• bedspread