Understanding Compound Words

What is a compound word?

• A word that is very long.

• Two smaller words joined together to make a new word.

• A word that has many letters.

• A word that is hard to spell.

What compound word can you make from "rain" and "bow"?

• Rainybow

• Rainbow

• Raindrop

• Bowrain

What compound word can you make from "cup" and "cake"?

• Cupcake

• Cakecup

• Teacup

• Birthdaycake

What compound word can you make from "hot" and "dog"?

• Hotdog

• Warmdog

• Doghouse

• Hotspot

Do compound words always mean the same thing as their smaller parts?

• Yes, always.

• No, they can have a new meaning.

• Only sometimes.

• Only if they are long words.

Which word in "I'm putting my sunglasses on" is a compound word?

• putting

• my

• sunglasses

• on

What two smaller words make up "sunglasses"?

• sun and glass

• sung and lasses

• sun and glasses

• sunny and glass

Which word in "Let's visit the lighthouse" is a compound word?

• visit

• the

• lighthouse

• let's

What two smaller words make up "lighthouse"?

• light and house

• lit and house

• light and home

• ligh and thouse

How are compound words usually written?

• With a space between the two smaller words.

• As one word with no space.

• With a hyphen in the middle.

• With a comma in the middle.