Compound Words and Their Meanings

In this video, Emily from Little Dreamers Education introduces the concept of compound words, which are formed by combining two smaller words to create a new word with a distinct meaning. The video provides various examples, such as 'sunflower' and 'butterfly', and engages viewers in an interactive session to form more compound words like 'jellyfish', 'spaceship', and 'rainbow'. The tutorial aims to make learning fun and interactive, encouraging children to think of their own compound words.

What is a compound word?

• A word made by combining two smaller words

• A word that is a palindrome

• A word made by repeating the same word twice

• A word that has no vowels

Which of the following is a compound word?

• Sunflower

• Sun

• Sunny

• Flower

What do you get when you combine 'butter' and 'fly'?

• Butterfly

• Butterflyfish

• Butterflybush

• Butterflynet

What is the result of combining 'jelly' and 'fish'?

• Jellybean

• Jellyfish

• Jellyroll

• Jellycake

Which compound word is formed by 'space' and 'ship'?

• Spacesuit

• Spaceship

• Spacecraft

• Spacewalk

What do you get when you combine 'dog' and 'house'?

• Dogkennel

• Dogbed

• Doghouse

• Dogcrate

What is the compound word for 'snow' and 'man'?

• Snowstorm

• Snowflake

• Snowman

• Snowball

What do you get when you combine 'pop' and 'corn'?

• Popcorn

• Popbiscuit

• Popcake

• Popchip

Which compound word is formed by 'dragon' and 'fly'?

• Dragonfruit

• Dragonfly

• Dragonfire

• Dragonboat

What is the result of combining 'hot' and 'dog'?

• Hotdish

• Hotdog

• Hotcake

• Hotpot