Free compound words worksheets, games, activities, matching pages, printables and more! Learning about compound words can be fun and engaging with our free hands-on teaching resources. These worksheets are great for students of multiple age and abilities, helping you to differentiate your compound words lesson planning. We’ve created a variety of compound words lists, games, cut & paste worksheets, segmenting activities, matching worksheets, spelling resources, file folder learning centers and more!
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Compound Words Lists & Activities
Compound Words List
Here is a simple chart you can hang in your classroom to list out some common compound words. Practice reading these words with your students.
Compound Word Game
This is a fun word building exercise. Students roll the dice to build nonsense words or compound words and write them into the correct category.
Spin a Compound Word
This is another fun compound word game for students to build compound words or nonsense words and place them into the correct group.
Compound Words Cut & Paste Activity
Students cut and paste the pictures of the compound words to match each set of pictures: rainbow, pineapple, raincoat, popcorn, and sandbox.
Compound Words Activity Worksheet
Students combine words to create compound words: seashell, skateboard, snowman, sunflower, sunglasses. Students cut and paste the pictures.
Compound Words Matching Worksheets
Segmenting Compound Words Worksheets
Compound Words Segmenting Worksheets
Students look at each compound word and draw a line to segment (or separate) the two single words. Students color each side of the compound word a different color.
Compound Words Segmenting Worksheets
Students look at each compound word and draw a line to segment (or separate) the two single words. Students color each side of the compound word a different color.
Compound Words Spelling Worksheet
Compound Words Spelling Worksheet
Students look at these compound picture words and write them below. Single word clues are given to help them separate and spell each side of the compound word.
Compound Words Spelling Worksheet
Students look at these compound picture words and write them below. Single word clues are given to help them separate and spell each side of the compound word.
Compound Words Spelling Worksheet
Students segment and color each part of the compound words. Picture clues are given to help students know where to draw the line of separation.
Making Compound Words Worksheets
Making Compound Words Worksheet
Students look at each picture to form a compound word. Picture clues are giving and students are expected to write the words on their own.
Making Compound Words Worksheet
Students make compound words by looking at the picture clues. Next to each picture is room for students to write the words and the compound words.
Compound Words Game
Our Compound Words Learning Game is great for PreK-2nd grade students. Each compound word is represented with a picture and students need to find the matching word cards to make the compound word. There are 30 different words for students to create with 60 picture word cards.
With 6 game board mats you can keep the cards together in a file folder or separate them into task boxes. Laminate the mats and the game cards for durability. Students match the picture cards to each compound word card.
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3 Compound Words Worksheets and Activities
What do Superman, Robocop, and Catwoman all have in common?
They’re superheroes! Yes. But they’re also all compound words too.
When you put two words together to form another word, you get a compound word.
If you want to test out this subject, then try these 3 compound word worksheets.
1. Compound Words in Pictures
When you put two words together to form another word, you create compound words. This compound words pictures worksheet is a visual learning activity and gets students thinking about how to form compound words.
First, students examine each picture. After they figure out the compound word in the picture, they write it in the box below. After students finish all the compound words, they draw a compound word in the empty box. Finally, their friends guess what it is until they are correct.
A two-word combo in one is a compound word. Overall, they are a lot of fun to learn about the origin of the word. Below the compound words in words worksheet, we have provided answers to each question.
2. Compound Words Game Board
This is an extremely fun way to teach compound words where they have to collect compound words through a board game activity. First, put students into pairs. Next, print off the compound word game board and provide dice for each group. After students roll the dice, they will write down the word they land on. As they continue to work through the board game, they will have to create compound words that they write down.
For example, “BLUE” matches with “PRINT” and “BERRY” to form compound words. If they land on these three words, they can earn 2 points – one for each set of compound words. And if they land on “FOOT”, then they can match it with “PRINT” for another point.
In the end, they will be creating almost endless compound words. It’s extremely challenging and fun for them to think of as many possibilities as they can. We’ve seen great success with Compound Word Game Board.
3. Compound Words Matching Game
In this compound words matching exercise, students have to match two words and form compound words. There are 10 compound words with only one answer.
First, connect the dots in each column. Next, think of additional compound words on an additional piece of paper. Finally, review them as a class.
Compound Words Worksheets and Activities
As you can see, compound words can be a lot of fun to teach.
Using these compound word worksheets, students can learn the basics of forming them on their own.
Compound words are single words composed of two words. So how do you teach them?
Please let us know with a comment below.
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Сложные слова – это слова, которые состоят из двух или более компонентов-корней.
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Список моделей, по которым они могут образовываться достаточно большой, но мы сегодня рассмотрим noun+noun
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Ex.7, p.27
«I cannot work on M_nday,»
Says lazy boy Grandy.
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W_ _ esday is a holiday.
I want to plan on Th_ _sday
What to do on Friday.
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Ex.8, p.27
What is your favourite month?
My favourite month is April.
When is your birthday?
My birthday is in April.
Basic
Put the two smaller words together to make a new word. example: sun + shine = sunshine
1st through 3rd Grades
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Find the compound word in each sentence and break it up into the two smaller words.
1st through 3rd Grades
Combine the pictures to make a compound word. For example, a picture of a house and a picture of a boat make the word houseboat.
1st through 3rd Grades
On each line, students must combine two noun pictures to make a compound word. For example, students are given a picture of butter and a picture of a flying bug. They write butterfly.
1st through 3rd Grades
Combine graphics to make compound words. For example, a picture of a cow and a picture of a boy make the compound word cowboy.
1st through 3rd Grades
Intermediate
Brainstorm a list of compound words that begin with each letter of the alphabet.
1st through 3rd Grades
Match up the word parts to make a new word. Hands-on cutting, sorting, and gluing activity.
1st through 3rd Grades
Choose the two parts that go together to complete each word. Give a definition of the newly created word.
1st through 3rd Grades
This printable has 3 parts. Part 1: Circle the compound word. Part 2: Which word is compound? Part 3: Think up a compound word to complete each sentence.
1st through 3rd Grades
Advanced
Can you find all of the CWs hidden in the puzzle? Words include chalkboard, candlestick, toothpaste, and more.
3rd through 5th Grades
Try to unscramble these compound words. Words include wheelchair, newscast, everybody, and more.
3rd through 5th Grades
Draw lines to make compound word combinations.
3rd through 5th Grades
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Interested in teaching your kids about compound words? I think they are so much fun! We were doing a little lesson on them recently and decided to expound on it with some more compound word activities! This printable set has a compound words foldable as well as some compound words puzzles.
Compound Words Foldable for Kids
This little foldable is a perfect way to teach kids the concept of compound words. This printable includes a foldable with the space for 8 words. There are 3 pictures for each word- the two words that make up the compound word and a picture of the compound word.
The compound words included are:
- Lighthouse
- Pancake
- Skateboard
- Starfish
- Spaceship
- Armchair
- Butterfly
- Rainbow
How to Make the Compound Words Foldable
This activity is quite simple to assemble. You will need to print 2 pages: the foldable page and the image page. Kids can color them if desired.
Cut around the foldable template and cut the lines along the side until you reach the dotted lines. There you will fold them inwards.
You will also need a glue stick to attach them pictures.
On the outside you will glue the two pictures that make up the compound word. On the inside, you will glue the picture for the word it creates, and then write the word.
Here is what it looks like completed! You can see the inside and the outside.
Isn’t this fun?!
Or here they are not in motion so you can see them better.
Opened:
And Closed:
Also included with this printable is a set of compound word puzzles. There are 8 puzzles matching the words on the foldable, as well as 4 blank ones to create more if you want.
How to Print the Compound Words Foldable
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