Compound Word Builders
A Grade 1 worksheet focusing on identifying and building compound words through various engaging exercises.
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Compound Word Builders
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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?
happy
treehouse
flower
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.
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