Compound Word Fun!
A kindergarten worksheet to help students understand the meaning of compound words by breaking them into smaller parts.
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Compound Word Fun!
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A compound word is made when two smaller words are put together to make a new word with a new meaning. Look at the pictures and the words. Try to guess what the new compound word means!
Draw a line from the two small pictures to the big picture that shows the compound word.
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Look at the compound word. Write the two smaller words that make it.
1. butterfly
2. cupcake
3. toothbrush
What does the compound word mean?
1. A 'footprint' is:
A print of a foot.
A foot that can print.
A picture of a foot.
A foot that is tiny.
2. A 'toothbrush' is:
A brush that has teeth.
A brush for your teeth.
A brush that is toothy.
A tooth that is a brush.
Think of two small words that can make a new compound word. Write your words and the new compound word.
My first small word:
My second small word:
My new compound word:
Draw a picture of your compound word:
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