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Compound
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Compound Words
Add the two words together to make one word. Write

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Compound Words
Each word can be divided into two words. Write the two words on the lines.

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Name the two pictures in each row. Write a compound word on the line using the two words.

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Name the picture. It is a compound word. Write the two words that make the compound word
on the lines. Then write the compound word that names the picture. Write a sentence using
the compound word.

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Compound Words
A compound word is two words combined to make one word.
EXAMPLE: dragon + fly = dragonfly
Find the compound word in each number. Print it on the line.

1. I enjoy watching sunrise.

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2. There are many milkweed plants near the lake.

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3. The gearshift on the tractor is broken.

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4. Nancy lost her red eyeglasses.

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5. We want to buy a houseboat.

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6. The milkman delivers milk to the hospital.

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7. The overcoat was too big for Jon.

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8. The doorbell is not loud enough.

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9.

Lets go downtown this evening.

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10. That is a very beautiful butterfly.

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11. I ate too many pancakes this morning.

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12. My dog loves to sleep in the sunshine.

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Compound Words
A compound word is two words combined to make one word.
EXAMPLE: cup + cake = cupcake
Read the two words in each number.
Print them on the line as one word, a compound word.

1.

dog

house

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2.

mail

box

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3.

cow

bell

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4.

rain

coat

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5.

out

side

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6.

ear

muffs

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7.

bed

room

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8.

face

down

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9.

paint

10. green
11. birth
12. hay

brush

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house

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day

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ride

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Compound Words
A compound word is two words combined to make one word.
EXAMPLE: snow + ball = snowball
Print the compound word on the lines as two separate words.

1.

storybook

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2.

birdbath

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3.

seashore

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4.

sidewalk

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5.

baseball

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6.

bareback

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7.

earache

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8.

fireproof

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9.

haystack

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10. fishnet

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11. rowboat

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12. spotlight

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Compound Words
A compound word is two words combined to make one word.
EXAMPLE: in + side = inside
Read the two words in each number.
Print them on the line as one word, a compound word.

1.

hair

brush

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2.

hail

storm

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3.

air

4.

bed

5.

cloud

6.

dog

7.

earth

8.

map

maker

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9.

news

paper

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mail

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spread

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burst

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house

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worms

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10. gold

fish

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11. over

board

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12. play

time

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A compound word is two words combined to make one word.
EXAMPLE: row + boat = rowboat Print yes if the words can be
made into a compound word. Print no if they can not be made
into a compound word.

1.

cat

2.

story

3.

finger

4.

iron

5.

white

6.

sun

7.

high

fence

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8.

post

man

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9.

apple

10. water

boy

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time

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paint
gate

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snow

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set

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tree

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melon

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11. red

barn

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12. rain

bow

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Compound Words
A compound word is two words combined to make one word.
EXAMPLE: out + side = outside Two of the words in each
number can be combined to form a compound word.
Print the compound word on the line.

1.

sea

2.

plane

dive

3.

flake

winter

4.

tired

bed

5.

yard

back

6.

wing

feather

7.

farm

corn

8.

ball

sock

shoe

9.

pan

dust

broom

10. water
11. tea
12. drop

wave

boat

ocean
sky

shells
jet

cold
time

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sleep

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fence

seed

wave

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snow

rake

kernel

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bird

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meal

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foot

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floor

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sail

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coffee

cup

drink

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cold

snow

rain

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A compound word is two words combined to make one word.
EXAMPLE: out + side = outside Two of the words in each
number can be combined to form a compound word.
Print the compound word on the line.

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1.

warm

light

hot

2.

storm

cold

snow

3.

space

sky

4.

when

soon

some

5.

warm

robe

wet

bath

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6.

cone

green

tall

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7.

rocket

plane

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8.

light

9.

dog

pine
air
shade
clock

sun

ship

sky

where

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lamp

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mouse

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10. home

ship

11. note

pencil

book

tablet

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12. plate

cloth

chair

table

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boat

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plane

stand
watch

winter

house

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Compound Words
A compound word is two words combined to make one word.
EXAMPLE: sail + boat = sailboat Print yes if the words can
be made into a compound word. Print no if they can not be
made into a compound word.

1.

snow

man

2.

candle

wax

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3.

water

faucet

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4.

tight

rope

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5.

after

noon

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6.

table

lamp

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7.

soft

ball

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8.

can

opener

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9.

horse

fly

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10. coffee

pot

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11. motor

boat

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12. green

leaf

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Compound Words
A compound word is two words combined to make one word.
EXAMPLE: rain + bow = rainbow
Find the compound word in each number. Print it on the line.

1.

Bobby caught a large catfish.

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2.

Andy played handball last night.

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3.

Sue had a good backhand when she played tennis._______________

4.

Carl got the wishbone first.

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5.

Doris learned about eardrums in science class.

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6.

The ladder is downstairs.

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7.

The storyteller made up most of his stories.

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8.

Some zoos have anteaters on display.

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9.

Please wash out bathtub when you are done.

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10. I rode on a steamship down the Mississippi.

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11. The children like to play in the hayloft.

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12. The storekeeper works eight hours a day.

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Compound Words
A compound word is two words combined to make one word.
EXAMPLE: rain + coat = raincoat
Find the compound word in each number. Print it on the line.

1.

My mother makes homemade bread.

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2.

Fingerprints were taken at the crime scene.

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3.

The waterwheel was very large.

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4.

Michael caught a small sunfish.

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5.

The girls basketball team won the game.

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6.

The night watchman was late for work.

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7.

Please ask someone to turn the lights off.

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8.

The moonlight is very bright.

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9.

We are going to the lake next weekend.

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10. Tom bought a suitcase for the trip.

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11. Clear off the stairway, please.

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12. The campsite is near the water.

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Compound Words
These compound words are scrambled below.

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.

everywhere
however
everybody
handwriting
evergreen
everyday
afternoon
someday
anyway
become

11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.

forever
downstairs
outside
doughnut
racetrack
outrage
outrun
doorway
outlook
eyelash

Unscramble these compound words. View the list above for help.
1. hrweereyev ____________

11. oidsnartw ____________

2. efotranno

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12. okoluto

3. ywayna

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13. ereerenvg ____________

4. elsheya

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14. vyaydere ____________

5. vdbyyoere

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15. rcakrceta ____________

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6. gtwrinhnaid ____________

16. oetagur

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7. dutuongh

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17. idsueot

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8. osdemay

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18. ofeerrv

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9. arowdoy

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19. routnu

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10. owrehev

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20. ecmeob

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Compound Words
Can you put some of these words together to form
compound words?

Write eight compound words you found on the lines below.

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Can you put some of these words together to form
compound words?

Write eight compound words you found on the lines below.

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Answers
Page 1 raincoat, fireman, pancakes, cupcake, butterfly
Page 2 mailbox, snowman, rainbow, doghouse, goldfish
Page 3 raincoat, snowman, doghouse, popcorn, starfish
Page 4 goldfish, eyeglasses, greenhouse, flowerpot, pigtail
Page 5 mail + box = mailbox, rain + coat = raincoat, mail + man = mailman
Page 6 sunrise, milkweed, gearshift, eyeglasses, housboat, milkman, overcoat,
doorbell, downtown, butterfly, pancakes, sunshine
Page 7 doghouse, mailbox, cowbell, raincoat, outside, earmuffs, bedroom, facedown
paintbrush, green house, birthday, hayride
Page 8 story book, bird bath, sea shore, side walk, base ball, bare back, ear ache
fire proof, hay stack, fish net, row boat, spot light
Page 9 hairbrush, hailstorm, airmail, bedspread, cloudburst, doghouse, earthworms
mapmaker, newspaper, goldfish, overboard, playtime
Page 10 no, yes, yes, no, no, yes, no, yes, no, yes, no yes
Page 11 seashells, skydive, bedtime, backyard, birdseed, cornmeal, football,
dustpan, sailboat, teacup, raindrop
Page 12 sunlight, snowstorm, spaceship, bathrobe, pinecone, airplane, lampshade
watchdog, houseboat, notebook, tablecloth
Page 13 yes, no, no, yes, yes, no, yes, no, yes, no, yes, no
Page 14 catfish, handball, backhand, wishbone, eardrums, downstairs, storyteller
anteaters, bathtub, steamship, hayloft, storekeeper
Page 15 homemade, fingerprints, waterwheel, sunfish, basketball, watchman
someone, moonlight, weekend, suitcase, stairway, campsite
Page 16 everywhere, afternoon, anyway, eyelash, everybody, handwriting, doughnut
someday, doorway, however, downstairs, outlook, evergreen, everyday,
racetrack, outrage, outside, forever, outrun, become
Page 17 rainbow, snowman, sailboat, snowball, snowman, fireman, pancakes,
policeman, football, bedpan
Page 18 snowman, doghouse, bedside, raincoat, houseboat, housecoat, catfish
sidewalk, boathouse

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