Compound Words Practice

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📚 Part 1: Multiple Choice

I can: identify compound words and explain the two smaller words that form them.

Success criteria: I can point out the two word parts and say the compound's meaning.

Differentiation: Use picture cues or a word bank for support. Extension: Try to name a hyphenated or open compound and explain it.

1. Which pair correctly forms the compound word "notebook"?

note + book

note + bake

no + tbook

2. What does the compound word "raincoat" mean?

a coat that keeps you dry in the rain

a coat for very cold weather

a decoration used on rainy days

3. Which of the following is a compound word?

sunlight

unsun

lightun

4. Check all that are compound words:

toothbrush

orange

bedroom

understand

5. Write the two smaller words that make the compound word "sunflower":

6. In one sentence, explain the meaning of the compound word "notebook":

7. Fill in the blank with the correct compound word: I put my homework and pencil in my _______ before school.

8. Write two original sentences. Use a different compound word in each sentence: