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Compound Words

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  1. 1.

    What is a compound word?

    (a) A very long word(b) Two words joined together to make a new word(c) A word with many syllables(d) A word that is hard to spell
  2. 2.

    What compound word do 'sun' and 'shine' make?

    Answer: ____________________________________

  3. 3.

    Which is a compound word?

    (a) happy(b) rainbow(c) purple(d) kitten
  4. 4.

    What two words make up 'bedroom'?

    Answer: ____________________________________

  5. 5.

    Join these words to make a compound word: 'foot' + 'ball'

    Answer: ____________________________________

  6. 6.

    Which is a compound word?

    (a) birthday(b) jumping(c) quickly(d) careful
  7. 7.

    What compound word do 'cup' and 'cake' make?

    Answer: ____________________________________

  8. 8.

    Find the two words in 'starfish'.

    Answer: ____________________________________

  9. 9.

    Which word can follow 'tooth' to make a compound word?

    (a) cake(b) brush(c) ball(d) shine
  10. 10.

    Make a compound word using 'water': water + ___

    Answer: ____________________________________

  11. 11.

    Which is NOT a compound word?

    (a) goldfish(b) sunflower(c) butter(d) playground
  12. 12.

    What compound word means 'a room for a bath'?

    Answer: ____________________________________

  13. 13.

    Join 'butter' and 'fly' to make a compound word.

    Answer: ____________________________________

  14. 14.

    Which word can come before 'light' to make a compound word?

    (a) sun(b) run(c) big(d) red
  15. 15.

    Find the two words in 'pancake'.

    Answer: ____________________________________

  16. 16.

    How many compound words are here? 'The snowman ate a cupcake near the doorbell.'

    (a) 1(b) 2(c) 3(d) 4
  17. 17.

    Make a compound word with 'book': ___ + book

    Answer: ____________________________________

  18. 18.

    Which pair makes a real compound word?

    (a) rain + bow(b) sun + dog(c) tree + cat(d) cloud + fish
  19. 19.

    What compound word means 'work you do at home for school'?

    Answer: ____________________________________

  20. 20.

    Break 'playground' into two words and explain what each part means.

    Answer: ____________________________________

Answer key — P1 English: Compound Words

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  1. 1.(b) Two words joined together to make a new word
  2. 2.sunshine
  3. 3.(b) rainbow
  4. 4.bed, room
  5. 5.football
  6. 6.(a) birthday
  7. 7.cupcake
  8. 8.star, fish
  9. 9.(b) brush
  10. 10.waterfall
  11. 11.(c) butter
  12. 12.bathroom
  13. 13.butterfly
  14. 14.(a) sun
  15. 15.pan, cake
  16. 16.(c) 3
  17. 17.notebook
  18. 18.(a) rain + bow
  19. 19.homework
  20. 20.play, ground
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