Compound Words Quiz

What is a compound word?

• A word with only one syllable

• A word with no vowels

• A word with more than 10 letters

• A word composed of two or more smaller words

Break the compound word 'sunflower' into its parts.

• sun, plant

• sun, garden

• sun, flower

• sun, petal

Use the compound word 'toothbrush' in a sentence.

Identify the compound word in the following sentence: The doghouse is where the dog sleeps.

• housewhere

• thedog

• doghouse

• dogsleeps

Create a new compound word using the words 'rain' and 'coat'.

• raincoat

• coatrain

• rainjacket

• raincover

What are the two words that make up the compound word 'basketball'?

• basket + goal

• ball + net

• basket + hoop

• basket + ball

Write a sentence using the compound word 'firefly'.

Identify the compound word in the following sentence: The ladybug landed on the windowsill.

• ladybug

• windowsill

• landed

Type a compound word.

Break the compound word 'firefly' into its parts.

• fire, light

• fire, bug

• fire, fly

• fire, insect