Grade 2 English worksheet focusing on identifying compound words in sentences.

Solution to the Compound Words Worksheet

Objective: Identify the compound words in each sentence.

A compound word is formed when two or more words are combined to create a new word with a unique meaning. These can be written as one word, two separate words, or hyphenated.

Let’s go through each sentence and find the compound word:

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1. We saw a starfish.
→ Starfish is made of "star" + "fish".
✔ Compound Word: starfish

2. The lifeguard is always there.
→ Lifeguard is made of "life" + "guard".
✔ Compound Word: lifeguard

3. We sleep in our bedroom.
→ Bedroom is made of "bed" + "room".
✔ Compound Word: bedroom

4. Always walk on the sidewalk.
→ Sidewalk is made of "side" + "walk".
✔ Compound Word: sidewalk

5. We don't have a blackboard at home.
→ Blackboard is made of "black" + "board".
✔ Compound Word: blackboard

6. Tim loves to play baseball.
→ Baseball is made of "base" + "ball".
✔ Compound Word: baseball

7. We all love to play with snowball.
→ Snowball is made of "snow" + "ball".
✔ Compound Word: snowball

8. We go to our hometown during the holidays.
→ Hometown is made of "home" + "town".
✔ Compound Word: hometown

9. Jim is a star salesman.
→ Star salesman – While "star" and "salesman" are both words, they are not joined to form a single compound word here.
✘ No compound word (Note: "star" is used as an adjective, but "starsalesman" isn’t a standard compound word).

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✔ Final Answers:

1. starfish
2. lifeguard
3. bedroom
4. sidewalk
5. blackboard
6. baseball
7. snowball
8. hometown
9. None (or no compound word)

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📝 Explanation:

- Each compound word is formed by combining two meaningful words.
- Look for words that sound like two parts joined together.
- In sentence 9, “star salesman” is a phrase, not a compound word, because it's not a single unit with a new meaning.

✔ Tip: Common compound words often appear in everyday language — like *sunlight*, *notebook*, *toothbrush*, etc.

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