Directions: Write the Two Smaller Words That Make up Each Compound Word

NAME: ______

COMPOUND WORDS

Compound words are two smaller words put together to make one large word.

Directions: Write the two smaller words that make up each compound word.

1. oatmeal: ______and ______

2. bookshelf: ______and ______

3. flashlight: ______and ______

4. backyard: ______and ______

5. headphones: ______and ______

6. classmate: ______and ______

7. textbook: ______and ______

Directions: Read the sentences below. Look at the underlined compound word. Choose the best definition of the compound word that fits with the sentence.

1. Sam used a flashlight to find Jack in the dark forest.

Flashlight means

a.  A flashing light.

b.  A light used to see in the dark.

c.  A street light.

2. We keep our reading books on a bookshelf.

Bookshelf means:

a.  A place to keep books.

b.  Someone who reads books.

c.  A bag full of books.

3. I eat hot oatmeal with apples each day for breakfast.

Oatmeal means:

a. A food for cows.

b. A warm breakfast food made of oats.

c. A bright colored flower.

Compound Words

1. The word classmate is a compound word. You can tell from the two smaller words, that a classmate is

O a student who is in your class

O a book in your class

O the teacher in the class

2. The word backyard is a compound word. You can tell from the two smaller words, that backyard is an

O tool used to measure

O a playground with toys

O an area in the back of a house

3. The word snowball is a compound word. You can tell from the two smaller words, that snowball is a

O a ball of paper

O snow made formed into a ball

O a ball used to play soccer

4. The word textbook is a compound word. You can tell from the two smaller words, that textbook is a

O a dictionary

O a book that contains many words that students use

O a cookbook which contains recipes

5. The word beehive is a compound word. You can tell from the two smaller words, that beehive is

a.  A type of animal

b.  A brown building.

c.  A place where bees live.

6. The word headphones is a compound word. You can tell from the two smaller words, that headphones are

a. phone shaped like a head.

b.  Speakers worn on your head that let you listen to sound.

c.  A computer

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