Compound words
You learn to join two words into one compound word.
How to do the test
- Read the two small words.
- Join them with no space and no hyphen.
- Check that the new word is a real word.
A worked example
Join the two words into one compound word. sun + flower = ___
- A compound word is one word made from two smaller words.
- Join sun and flower with nothing between them.
- The compound word is sunflower.
More examples
Join the two words into one compound word. bed + room = ___
- A compound word is one word made from two smaller words.
- Join bed and room with nothing between them.
- The compound word is bedroom.
Join the two words into one compound word. play + ground = ___
- A compound word is one word made from two smaller words.
- Join play and ground with nothing between them.
- The compound word is playground.
Try it yourself
Join the two words into one compound word.
air + port = ___
Join the two words into one compound word.
rain + bow = ___
Watch out
You put a space or a hyphen between the two words.
Most compound words you know are written as one word. Put the two words together with nothing between them.
Tips
- Some compound words keep a hyphen, but the ones in this block are all one word.
Why it works
A compound word is one word made from two smaller words. Often the meaning is clear from the parts: a sunflower is a flower that follows the sun.