Compound Words worksheet for students to practice forming and using compound words in sentences.

Let's solve this Compound Words worksheet step by step.

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🔤 What are compound words?

Compound words are formed when two or more words are combined to create a new word with a different meaning. For example: *sun + light = sunlight*.

We’re given two columns:
- Left column: Incomplete sentences with blanks.
- Right column: Word parts (like "sun", "light", "down", etc.) that can be combined to form compound words.

Our task:
1. Draw lines to pair words from the right column to form compound words.
2. Use those compound words to fill in the blanks in the sentences.
3. On the back, list 10 other compound words you know.

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✔ Step 1: Match and Form Compound Words

We’ll go through each sentence and figure out which compound word fits, then match the two parts.

#### List of Word Parts (Right Column):
```
rattle down
sun port
touch light
moon snake
day cloth
fire mother
water walk
basket flower
pass dream
wash man
weather ball
grand works
cross melon
```

Now let’s analyze each sentence:

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1. We roasted the ________ seeds after the plants were grown.

- Likely compound: sun + flower → sunflower
- "Sunflower seeds" is a common phrase.
✔ Answer: sunflower

> Pair: sun + flower

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2. I heard the ________ in the bushes and was scared.

- Possible: rattle + snake → rattlesnake
- A rattlesnake makes noise and is scary.
✔ Answer: rattlesnake

> Pair: rattle + snake

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3. I need a ________ to travel to another country.

- passport → pass + port
✔ Answer: passport

> Pair: pass + port

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4. My brother scored a ________ in his first football game.

- touchdown → touch + down
✔ Answer: touchdown

> Pair: touch + down

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5. I can sometimes see the ________ through my bedroom window.

- moonlight → moon + light
- You see moonlight at night.
✔ Answer: moonlight

> Pair: moon + light

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6. My ________ is my mother’s mother.

- grandmother → grand + mother
✔ Answer: grandmother

> Pair: grand + mother

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7. The ________ said there was a chance of rain today.

- weatherman → weather + man
- Weatherman forecasts weather.
✔ Answer: weatherman

> Pair: weather + man

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8. ________ is my favorite pink, juicy, and delicious fruit.

- watermelon → water + melon
- Watermelon is pink inside, juicy, and sweet.
✔ Answer: watermelon

> Pair: water + melon

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9. Sometimes I ________ when I should be doing my work.

- daydream → day + dream
- Daydreaming means letting your mind wander.
✔ Answer: daydream

> Pair: day + dream

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10. I took a shower and used a ________ to clean myself.

- washcloth → wash + cloth
- Used to wipe or clean your body.
✔ Answer: washcloth

> Pair: wash + cloth

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11. My parents make us use the ________ to walk to school.

- crosswalk → cross + walk
- A marked path for pedestrians.
✔ Answer: crosswalk

> Pair: cross + walk

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12. They scored fifty six points in the ________ game.

- basketball → basket + ball
- Basketball game.
✔ Answer: basketball

> Pair: basket + ball

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13. The ________ are loud and beautiful on the Fourth of July.

- fireworks → fire + works
- Fireworks are loud and colorful during Independence Day.
✔ Answer: fireworks

> Pair: fire + works

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✔ Final Answers for Sentences:

1. sunflower
2. rattlesnake
3. passport
4. touchdown
5. moonlight
6. grandmother
7. weatherman
8. watermelon
9. daydream
10. washcloth
11. crosswalk
12. basketball
13. fireworks

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🔁 Now, draw lines between the paired words:

From the right column:
- sun → flower
- rattle → snake
- pass → port
- touch → down
- moon → light
- grand → mother
- weather → man
- water → melon
- day → dream
- wash → cloth
- cross → walk
- basket → ball
- fire → works

(Note: Some words like "down", "port", "light", "snake", "mother", "man", "melon", "dream", "cloth", "walk", "ball", "works" are all used as second parts.)

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📝 Turn the paper over and list 10 other compound words:

Here are 10 common compound words:

1. notebook
2. toothbrush
3. sunshine
4. playground
5. lighthouse
6. raincoat
7. football
8. bedroom
9. honeycomb
10. eyebrow

(You can write any 10 you know — these are just examples.)

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✔ Summary

This worksheet teaches students how compound words are formed by combining two smaller words to create a new meaning. By matching the parts and using them in context, students reinforce vocabulary and spelling.

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