Compound Word Challenge
A Grade 4 worksheet focusing on identifying, forming, and understanding the structure of compound words.
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Compound Word Challenge
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Read each section carefully and follow the directions. This worksheet will test your knowledge of 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'. 'Sunflower' is a compound word.
1. Which of the following is a compound word?
running
butterfly
quickly
beautiful
2. Which two words make up the compound word 'cupcake'?
cup + take
cut + cake
cup + cake
cap + cake
Combine the two words to form a compound word.
3. rain + bow =
4. pan + cake =
5. tooth + brush =
Match the first word on the left with a word on the right to form a compound word. Write the new compound word in the middle blank.
6. sun
a. ball
7. foot
b. light
8. star
c. fish
9. jelly
d. shine
10. Break apart the compound word 'baseball' into its two smaller words. What are they?
11. The word 'bookmark' is a compound word. What does each part ('book' and 'mark') mean, and how does that help you understand the meaning of 'bookmark'?