Problem Overview:
The task involves working with compound words. Compound words are formed by combining two or more words to create a new word. The worksheet has two main sections:
1.
What's in a Word?: Identify compound words that contain specific smaller words.
2.
Order Please!: Arrange the given groups of words in alphabetical order.
Let’s solve each section step by step.
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Section 1: What's in a Word?
#### Instructions:
Write the spelling words that have the following words in them.
#### Given Words:
- airplane
- daylight
- birdhouse
- sometime
- sidewalks
- daytime
- hairdo
- barefoot
- someone
- basketball
- birthday
- notebook
- headlight
- newspaper
- stagecoach
#### Questions:
1.
some
2.
light
3.
time
4.
day
#### Solutions:
1.
some:
- The compound words containing "some" are:
-
someone
-
sometime
2.
light:
- The compound words containing "light" are:
-
airplane (contains "plane")
-
headlight
3.
time:
- The compound words containing "time" are:
-
birthday
-
daytime
4.
day:
- The compound words containing "day" are:
-
airplane (contains "plane")
-
daylight
-
sidewalks
---
Section 2: Order Please!
#### Instructions:
Write each group of spelling words in alphabetical order.
#### Groups:
1.
birdhouse, airplane, basketball, barefoot, birthday
2.
notebook, hairdo, newspaper, headlight, daytime
#### Solutions:
1.
Group 1: birdhouse, airplane, basketball, barefoot, birthday
- Alphabetical order:
-
airplane
-
barefoot
-
basketball
-
birdhouse
-
birthday
2.
Group 2: notebook, hairdo, newspaper, headlight, daytime
- Alphabetical order:
-
daytime
-
hairdo
-
headlight
-
newspaper
-
notebook
---
Final Answer:
####
What's in a Word?
1. some:
someone,
sometime
2. light:
airplane,
headlight
3. time:
birthday,
daytime
4. day:
airplane,
daylight,
sidewalks
####
Order Please!
5.
airplane
6.
barefoot
7.
basketball
8.
birdhouse
9.
birthday
10.
daytime
11.
hairdo
12.
headlight
13.
newspaper
14.
notebook
Final Answer Boxed:
\[
\boxed{
\begin{array}{ll}
\text{1. some:} & \text{someone, sometime} \\
\text{2. light:} & \text{airplane, headlight} \\
\text{3. time:} & \text{birthday, daytime} \\
\text{4. day:} & \text{airplane, daylight, sidewalks} \\
\text{5. Group 1:} & \text{airplane, barefoot, basketball, birdhouse, birthday} \\
\text{10. Group 2:} & \text{daytime, hairdo, headlight, newspaper, notebook} \\
\end{array}
}
\]
Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of compound word worksheet 5th grade.
