Open, Closed and Hyphenated Compound Words

Find the compound word

The dinner bell rang loudly at 6 p.m.

• loudly

• dinner bell

• at 6 p.m.

• bell rang

What kind of compound word is in this sentence?

The dinner bell rang loudly at 6 p.m.

• Open

• Closed

• Hyphenated

Find the compound word

The railroad put in a new sign by the tracks.

• sign

• tracks

• railroad

• new sign by the tracks

What kind of compound word is in this sentence?

The railroad put in a new sign by the tracks.

• Open

• Closed

• Hyphenated

What is the compound word?

My favorite dessert is mint ice cream!

• favorite

• dessert

• mint

• ice cream

What kind of compound word is in this sentence?

My favorite dessert is mint ice cream!

• Open

• Closed

• Hyphenated

What is the compound word?

My brother-in-law is a very good cook!

• brother-in-law

• very

• very good

• good cook

What kind of compound word is in this sentence?

My brother-in-law is a very good cook!

• Open

• Closed

• Hyphenated

Which of these answers shows closed compound words?

• dining room, coffee mug, full moon

• Fortnite, thunderbolt, ponytail

• mother-in law, part-time, forget-me-not

A closed compound word has a space between the words that name something.

• True

• False