Compound Words for Middle School

someone who is very strong, loud, and persistent in their beliefs or actions & doesn't give up

• keepsake
• firebrand
• diehard
• flameout

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

the range within which a voice can be heard

• earshot
• diehard
• highbrow
• earthwork

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4D

excavation and piling of earth in an engineering operation

• earthwork
• earshot
• foreshadow
• gangplank

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

space for movement

• fanfare
• elbowroom
• firebrand
• headstrong

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4D

a false statement; a lie

• falsehood
• elbowroom
• headstrong
• henceforth

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4D

a showy or over-the-top display; usually public

• highbrow
• earthwork
• fanfare
• forefather

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4D

someone who deliberately foments trouble

• harebrained
• firebrand
• foreshadow
• freestanding

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4D

a complete or very public failure

• flophouse
• flameout
• falsehood
• firebrand

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

place that offers very cheap lodging, generally by providing only minimal services

• flameout
• flophouse
• falsehood
• earthwork

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4D

person from an earlier time who contributed to a tradition

• forefather
• keepsake
• harebrained
• earthwork

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4D