Compound Word Meanings
A Grade 3 ELA worksheet focusing on understanding the meaning of compound words by breaking them into their root words.
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Read each question carefully and follow the instructions. This worksheet will help you understand compound words.
What are Compound Words?
A compound word is made when two smaller words are joined together to make a new word with a new meaning. For example, 'sun' + 'flower' = 'sunflower'. A sunflower is a flower that looks like the sun!
Match each compound word with the two smaller words that make it up.
1. doorbell
a. cup + cake
2. cupcake
b. door + bell
3. sandbox
c. sand + box
4. butterfly
d. butter + fly
Complete each sentence by writing the meaning of the compound word. Think about the two smaller words.
1. A 'rainbow' is a bow of in the sky.
2. A 'toothbrush' is a brush for your .
3. 'Popcorn' is corn that .
4. A 'bookmark' is a mark in a .
Think of two small words that can be joined to make a compound word. Write the two words and then the new compound word. Then, explain what your new compound word means.
Smaller word 1:
Smaller word 2:
Compound Word:
Meaning:
Which of these words is a compound word?
apple
butterfly
table
happy
Read each statement. Is it true or false?
1. The word 'bedroom' is a compound word.
True
False