Match compound words by drawing lines between related terms on this educational worksheet.

Let’s go step by step to match each word on the left with a word on the right to make real compound words.

We’ll look at each word on the left and think: “What common word can I make by adding one of these?”

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rain → What goes with rain?
→ “rainbow” is a real word! So, rain + bow = rainbow

out → What goes with out?
→ “outside” is common. So, out + side = outside

some → What goes with some?
→ “something” is a word we use all the time. So, some + thing = something

lady → What goes with lady?
→ “ladybug” — that cute little red bug with spots. So, lady + bug = ladybug

home → What goes with home?
→ “homework”? Not in the list. Wait — “home” + “run”? No… “home” + “shine”? Hmm.
Wait — “home” + “work” isn’t there. Let’s check again.
Actually, “home” + “run” doesn’t make sense. But “home” + “side”? Already used.
Wait — maybe “home” + “walk”? Like “homewalk”? Not really.
Hold on — let’s skip and come back.

Actually, think of “home” + “run” — no.
Wait — what about “moon”? We haven’t done moon yet.

Let’s try pan → “pancake”! Yes! So, pan + cake = pancake

side → We already used “side” with “out” → outside. But wait — “side” is also on the left! Oh no — both sides have “side”. That means we need to be careful.

Left has: side
Right has: side too? Wait — looking again:

Left column:
rain
out
some
lady
home
pan
side
sun
moon
fire

Right column:
walk
bug
bow
side ← yes, “side” is on the right too
light
thing
run
flies
cake
shine

So “side” appears on both sides. That’s okay — we just need to pair them correctly.

Back to home — what can it pair with?
“Home” + “run”? Not really.
“Home” + “shine”? No.
Wait — “home” + “work” not there.
Maybe “home” + “fly”? No.
Wait — perhaps “home” + “run” is not right. Let’s think differently.

What about sun?
“Sun” + “shine” = sunshine ✔
That works!

Then moon → “moon” + “light” = moonlight ✔

Then fire → “fire” + “flies” = fireflies ✔ (those glowing bugs at night)

Now back to home — what’s left?

Used so far:

rain → bow
out → side
some → thing
lady → bug
pan → cake
sun → shine
moon → light
fire → flies

Left on left: home, side
Left on right: walk, run

Wait — we have two left on each side.

Left remaining: home, side
Right remaining: walk, run

Can “home” + “walk” = homewalk? Not really a standard word.
But “home” + “run”? Still not great.

Wait — what about “side” + “walk”? Sidewalk! ✔ Yes! That’s a real word.

Then “home” + “run”? Hmm… still not ideal.

Wait — did we miss something?

Let’s list all pairs again carefully.

Try this:

- rain + bow = rainbow ✔
- out + side = outside ✔
- some + thing = something ✔
- lady + bug = ladybug ✔
- pan + cake = pancake ✔
- sun + shine = sunshine ✔
- moon + light = moonlight ✔
- fire + flies = fireflies ✔

Now left: home, side (on left)
And right: walk, run

If we do side + walk = sidewalk ✔
Then home + run = ? “Homerun” — actually, in baseball, it’s written as “home run”, but sometimes compounded as “homerun” informally. But is that acceptable for this level?

Wait — maybe we made a mistake earlier.

What if “home” + “run” is intended? In many elementary worksheets, “home run” is treated as a compound word even though it’s often two words.

Alternatively, is there another pairing?

What about “side” + “run”? “Siderun”? Not a word.

“Home” + “walk”? “Homewalk”? Not standard.

But “sidewalk” is definitely correct.

Perhaps “home” + “run” is accepted here.

Wait — let’s check if “run” could go with something else.

Did we assign “run” to anyone? Not yet.

Another idea: “out” + “run” = outrun? That’s a verb meaning to run faster than someone. Is that considered a compound word? Maybe, but less common for kids.

Whereas “outside” is very common.

Similarly, “sun” + “run”? No.

I think the intended pairs are:

- rain + bow
- out + side
- some + thing
- lady + bug
- home + run → homerun (baseball term, often written as one word in informal contexts)
- pan + cake
- side + walk → sidewalk
- sun + shine
- moon + light
- fire + flies

Yes, that uses all words.

Confirming:

Left:
rain → bow
out → side
some → thing
lady → bug
home → run
pan → cake
side → walk
sun → shine
moon → light
fire → flies

All matched. All form real compound words commonly taught in elementary school.

Final Answer:

rain — bow
out — side
some — thing
lady — bug
home — run
pan — cake
side — walk
sun — shine
moon — light
fire — flies