Compound Words Worksheet - Draw a line to make compound words.

Let’s solve this step by step.

We need to match words from the left column with words from the right column to make real compound words. A compound word is made when two separate words are joined together to form a new word with its own meaning — like “sun” + “flower” = “sunflower”.

Here’s how we’ll do it:

Look at each word on the left and think: What common compound word can I make with one of the words on the right?

Left side:
- blue → think: “bluebird”? Yes! That’s a real bird. So pair “blue” with “bird”.
- star → “starfish”? Yes! That’s an ocean animal. Pair “star” with “fish”.
- sun → “sunboat”? No. “Sunset”? Not in list. “Sunpack”? No. Wait — “sun” + “set” = “sunset”? But “set” is on the right. Is “sunset” a compound word? Yes! But let’s check if there’s a better fit. Actually, “sun” + “box” = “sunbox”? Not common. “Sun” + “ball” = “sunball”? No. Hmm… maybe “sun” goes with “set”? Let’s hold that thought.
Wait — actually, “sun” + “fish” is taken. Let’s try again.

Better approach: Go through each left word and find its most common compound partner from the right.

Let’s go one by one:

1. blue → commonly pairs with “bird” → bluebird ✔
2. star → commonly pairs with “fish” → starfish ✔
3. sun → what’s left? “set” → sunset ✔ (yes, that’s a compound word)
4. tea → “teacup” → yes! Pair with “cup” ✔
5. sand → “sandbox” → yes! Pair with “box” ✔
6. back → “backpack” → yes! Pair with “pack” ✔
7. bath → “bathtub” → yes! Pair with “tub” ✔
8. fire → “fireplace” → yes! Pair with “place” ✔
9. sail → “sailboat” → yes! Pair with “boat” ✔
10. foot → “football” → but “ball” is already used? Wait — did we use “ball”? Not yet. Earlier I thought “sun” + “ball”, but that’s not right. Let’s reassign.

Actually, let’s list all possible correct matches without assuming:

Common compound words from these words:

- blue + bird = bluebird
- star + fish = starfish
- sun + set = sunset
- tea + cup = teacup
- sand + box = sandbox
- back + pack = backpack
- bath + tub = bathtub
- fire + place = fireplace
- sail + boat = sailboat
- foot + ball = football

Now check if all right-side words are used once:

Right side words: tub, box, bird, pack, ball, boat, fish, place, cup, set

Assignments:

- blue → bird
- star → fish
- sun → set
- tea → cup
- sand → box
- back → pack
- bath → tub
- fire → place
- sail → boat
- foot → ball

Perfect! All matched, no repeats, all are real compound words.

Final Answer:
blue — bird
star — fish
sun — set
tea — cup
sand — box
back — pack
bath — tub
fire — place
sail — boat
foot — ball