Compound Words worksheet for students to match images and form compound words.

Let’s go step by step to solve each pair of pictures and find the compound word they make.

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First pair:
- Picture 1: A bar (like a candy bar or soap bar)
- Picture 2: A fly (the insect)
→ Put them together: bar + fly = butterfly

Wait — that doesn’t quite fit. “Bar” isn’t really part of “butterfly.” Let’s think again.

Actually, looking at the first picture — it’s a *stick* of something? Or maybe it’s a *candy bar*? But “candy bar + fly” doesn’t work.

Hold on — maybe the first image is meant to be “butter”? No, it looks like a rectangular block — perhaps “soap”? Still not helping.

Wait — let’s look at common compound words with “fly”:

- Butterfly ✔
- Housefly
- Firefly

Now, what if the first image is “butter”? But it doesn’t look like butter... unless it’s a stick of butter? That could be!

In many worksheets, a stick of butter is drawn as a rectangle with wrapper lines. So:

→ Butter + Fly = Butterfly

That makes sense! Common compound word.

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Second pair:
- Picture 1: A dog
- Picture 2: A house
→ Dog + House = Doghouse

Yes! That’s a real compound word — a small shelter for a dog.

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Third pair:
- Picture 1: A mug (or cup)
- Picture 2: A birthday cake (with candles)
→ What do you get when you put “cup” and “cake” together?

Cupcake!

Even though the second image is a full cake, in compound word puzzles, sometimes they use “cake” to represent “cupcake” when paired with “cup.”

Alternatively, maybe it’s “mug cake”? But that’s less common for kids’ worksheets.

“Cupcake” is the standard compound word taught here.

So: Cup + Cake = Cupcake

(We’ll assume the mug represents “cup”)

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Fourth pair:
- Picture 1: A star
- Picture 2: A fish
→ Star + Fish = Starfish

Perfect! That’s a well-known sea creature and a classic compound word.

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Fifth pair:
- Picture 1: A hand (waving or open palm)
- Picture 2: A basketball
→ What compound word combines “hand” and “ball”?

Handball!

Yes — handball is a sport where you throw a ball with your hands.

Sometimes people might think “basketball,” but that’s already one word — and the puzzle shows two separate images: hand + ball → handball.

Also, note: the hand is shown alone, not holding the ball — so it’s “hand” + “ball,” not “basket” + “ball.”

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✔ All solved!

Final Answer:
1. butterfly
2. doghouse
3. cupcake
4. starfish
5. handball