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Compound words

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Paperweight is a compound word. You can tell from the two parts of the word that a paperweight is...
a)
someone who is really heavy
b)
how much your homework weighs
c)
what you put on papers to keep them from blowing away
d)
a special scale your doctor uses to weigh
2.
Where would you divide the following compound word?
underarm
a)
un-der-arm
b)
under-arm
c)
und-er-arm
d)
un-der-ar-m
3.
Is doghouse a compound word?
a)
yes
b)
no
4.
Is sunshine a compound word?
a)
yes
b)
no
5.
What words make up the compound word dragonfly?
a)
dra, gone, and fly
b)
butter and fly
c)
dragon and fly
d)
drag, on , and fly
6.
Which word below is a compound word?
a)
diamond
b)
featureless
c)
gemstone
d)
clarity
7.
Which word is not a compound word?
a)
firefly
b)
butterfly
c)
blueberry
d)
happiness
8.
Choose the compound word
a)
banana
b)
toothbrush
c)
zipper
d)
candle
9.
Which two words make up the compound word snowman?
a)
sno and man
b)
s, now, and man
c)
snow and man
d)
s, no, w, and man
10.
Is baseball a compound word?
a)
Yes
b)
No
11.
Which word is a compound word?
a)
reading
b)
popcorn
c)
rules
d)
setting
12.
A compound word is...
a)
two different senteces
b)
Nobody know
c)
Two words formed together
13.
Is backpack a compound word?
a)
Yes
b)
No
14.
Is pancan a compound word?
a)
Yes
b)
No
15.
Rainfall is a compound word.  You can tell from the two parts of the word that rainfall is
a)
When you slip in a puddle
b)
water that comes from the sky
c)
a time of year, like summer or spring
d)
the path of a river to the sea
16.
Which word below is a compound word?
a)
Family
b)
backbone
c)
Saturday
d)
beginning
17.
What words make up the compound word doormat?
a)
do, or, mat
b)
door bell
c)
do, or, bell
d)
door, mat
18.
Which word below is a compound word?
a)
walking
b)
airport
c)
helped
d)
misunderstand
19.
1. Which word below is a compound word?
a)
apartment
b)
tomorrow
c)
afternoon
d)
telephone
20.
Which word below is a compound word?
a)
beautiful
b)
preschool
c)
moment
d)
homemade
21.

What makes this compound word?

a)

mouse + girl

b)

dog + boy

c)

bat + man

22.

What makes this compound word?

a)

pan + cake

b)

cup + cake

c)

jelly + fish

23.

What makes this compound word?

a)

water + boy

b)

fire + man

c)

fire + woman

24.

What makes this compound word? +

a)

star + fish

b)

star + light

c)

star + car

25.

What makes this compound word?

a)

shake + milk

b)

juice + cup

c)

milk + shake

26.

What makes this compound word?

a)

sun + light

b)

sun + glasses

c)

moon + hat

27.

What makes this compound word?

a)

rain + coat

b)

jelly + fish

c)

rain + go away

28.

What makes this compound word?

a)

cold + man

b)

ice + girl

c)

snow + man

29.

What makes this compound word?

a)

super + man

b)

super + cat

c)

super + girl

30.

What makes this compound word?

a)

pan + cakes

b)

butter + fly

c)

pan + man

31.

Which is a compound word?

a)

afternoon

b)

telephone

c)

snowing

d)

animals

32.

Which word is a compound word?

a)

princess

b)

bathtub

c)

remember

d)

pretest

33.

Which word is a compound word?

a)

different

b)

footstep

c)

tomorrow

d)

jumped

34.

Which word is a compound word?

a)

everything

b)

frighten

c)

glasses

d)

bunnies

35.

Which word is a compound word?

a)

camping

b)

children

c)

flipper

d)

fireplace

36.

Which word is a compound word?

a)

cupcake

b)

important

c)

kitchen

d)

spider

37.

Which word is a compound word?

a)

rainfall

b)

return

c)

falling

d)

happily

38.

Which word is a compound word?

a)

being

b)

rooftop

c)

whispering

d)

untangle

39.

Which word is a compound word?

a)

playing

b)

summer

c)

fishbowl

d)

dislike

40.

Which word is a compound word?

a)

prewrite

b)

airline

c)

sleepy

d)

undo

41.
a)

dog house

b)

puppyhome

c)

doghouse

d)

doghome

42.
a)

fishbowl

b)

fish bowl

c)

bowlfish

d)

bowl fish

43.
a)

foot ball

b)

football

c)

ballfoot

d)

toeball

44.
a)

letter box

b)

letterbox

c)

mail box

d)

mailbox

45.
a)

pancake

b)

pan cake

c)

cake pan

d)

birthday cake

46.
a)

sunny glasses

b)

sunglasses

c)

sun glasses

d)

sun glass

47.
a)

fireman

b)

fire man

c)

fireguy

d)

man fire

48.
a)

lips stick

b)

lipsstick

c)

lipstick

d)

mouth stick

49.
a)

kup kake

b)

cup cake

c)

kupcake

d)

cupcake

50.
a)

tooth brush

b)

toothbrush

c)

brush teeth

d)

toothpaste