Compound Words - Worksheet Digital - Free Printable

Problem Description:

The task is to form compound words by pairing words from the left column with words from the right column. Compound words are created by combining two separate words to form a new word with a distinct meaning.

Solution Approach:

1. Understand Compound Words: A compound word is formed by joining two or more words to create a new word with a specific meaning.
2. Identify Possible Pairings: Look for common compound words that can be formed by combining words from the left and right columns.
3. Match Words: Draw lines to connect the words that form valid compound words.

Step-by-Step Solution:

#### Left Column Words:
- snow
- cross
- eye
- gold
- bed
- sun
- pan
- ear
- fire
- grape

#### Right Column Words:
- time
- cake
- ring
- man
- shine
- walk
- fish
- fruit
- ball

#### Forming Compound Words:
1. snow + ball → snowball
2. cross + walk → crosswalk
3. eye + ring → eyering
4. gold + ring → goldring
5. bed + time → bedtime
6. sun + shine → sunshine
7. pan + cake → pancake
8. ear + ring → earring
9. fire + man → fireman
10. grape + fruit → grapefruit

Final Answer:

The compound words are formed as follows:

- snow → ball → snowball
- cross → walk → crosswalk
- eye → ring → eyering
- gold → ring → goldring
- bed → time → bedtime
- sun → shine → sunshine
- pan → cake → pancake
- ear → ring → earring
- fire → man → fireman
- grape → fruit → grapefruit

Boxed Final Answer:

\[
\boxed{
\begin{aligned}
&\text{snow} \rightarrow \text{ball} \quad (\text{snowball}) \\
&\text{cross} \rightarrow \text{walk} \quad (\text{crosswalk}) \\
&\text{eye} \rightarrow \text{ring} \quad (\text{eyering}) \\
&\text{gold} \rightarrow \text{ring} \quad (\text{goldring}) \\
&\text{bed} \rightarrow \text{time} \quad (\text{bedtime}) \\
&\text{sun} \rightarrow \text{shine} \quad (\text{sunshine}) \\
&\text{pan} \rightarrow \text{cake} \quad (\text{pancake}) \\
&\text{ear} \rightarrow \text{ring} \quad (\text{earring}) \\
&\text{fire} \rightarrow \text{man} \quad (\text{fireman}) \\
&\text{grape} \rightarrow \text{fruit} \quad (\text{grapefruit})
\end{aligned}
}
\]