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Compound Word Builders

A Grade 1 worksheet focusing on identifying and building compound words through various engaging exercises.

Grade 1 ELA GrammarLanguage and VocabularyLanguageCompound WordsStructure of Compound Words
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TextFill in the BlanksMultiple ChoiceShort AnswerWord Bank

Standards

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.1.4.B

Topics

ELAGrade 1Compound WordsVocabularyGrammar
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Compound Word Builders

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Read the instructions for each section carefully and do your best!

What are Compound Words?

Compound words are two smaller words that come together to make one new word with a new meaning. For example, 'sun' + 'flower' makes 'sunflower'!

Draw a line to match the two small words to make a compound word. Then write the new compound word.

rain

 

bow

cup

 

cake

pan

 

cake

star

 

fish

1. Which of these is a compound word?

a

happy

b

treehouse

c

flower

d

running

Break each compound word into two smaller words.

1. butterfly:   +  

2. baseball:   +  

3. toothbrush:   +  

Use the words in the bank to make three new compound words. Write them on the lines.

sun
ball
flower
foot
light
house

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