Created by Janine Boone
8 questions
KG
ELA
Updated Nov 2025
Find the Compound Word is a free printable English worksheet for kindergarten students learning to recognize compound words through pictures. Students complete eight picture-based items: seven multiple-choice questions and one multiple-select question. They choose the word that matches each image, identifying examples such as backpack, rainbow, butterfly, popcorn, seashell, seahorse, and sunflower. One item requires students to select two correct compound words, firetruck and firefighter, rather than just one answer. This worksheet helps young learners connect visual meaning with word structure and recognize that familiar words can be joined to form a new word. It is suitable for introducing or reinforcing compound-word vocabulary during early literacy practice, independent work, small-group instruction, or review. The free printable worksheet includes a complete answer key, making it easy to check whether students can distinguish a compound word from one of its individual parts or from an incorrect distractor.
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WorksheetsAnswer Keybackpack
rainbow
butterfly
firetruck
, b)firefighter
popcorn
seashell
seahorse
sunflower
This kindergarten English worksheet builds recognition of compound words through eight picture-matching questions: seven multiple-choice items and one multiple-select item. Students identify the complete word that matches each picture, such as backpack, rainbow, butterfly, popcorn, seashell, seahorse, and sunflower, while the firetruck/firefighter item requires selecting two answers.
Introduce compound words by showing how two familiar words can join to make a new word, then model one picture item by naming each possible word and matching it to the image. Have students explain which choice names the whole picture rather than just one word part, and pause at the firetruck/firefighter item to model why more than one answer must be selected.
Students may choose one part of a compound word, such as “rain” instead of “rainbow,” “flower” instead of “sunflower,” or “horse” instead of “seahorse.” On the multiple-select firetruck/firefighter question, check that students select both correct answers rather than stopping after one or choosing the distractor “fire.”
Assign the Find the Compound Word worksheet as a printable PDF or as a digital quiz on Wayground; both versions include a complete answer key. For printable submissions, you can scan student work with the Wayground for Teachers app to help grade the picture-based multiple-choice and multiple-select responses.
Use the worksheet’s Advanced Settings to increase the font size or adjust font spacing so the picture-based answer choices are easier for kindergarten students to read and track. You can also apply a dyslexia-friendly font or translate the worksheet into another language when those options support access to the compound-word choices.
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