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Compound Words Worksheet Solution

The task is to draw a line between two words (one from the left column and one from the right) to form a compound word — a word made by combining two smaller words.

Let’s go through each word on the left and find its matching partner on the right to create a valid compound word.

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#### Step-by-step Matching:

1. snow → ball
→ snowball ✔

2. cross → walk
→ crosswalk ✔

3. eye → ring
→ eyering? ✘ (Not a common compound word)
Wait — actually, "eye" + "ring" doesn't make a standard compound word. But "eye" + "ball" = eyeball?
But "ball" is already paired with "snow". Let's re-evaluate.

Wait — let’s list all possible compound words from the given options:

- snow + ball = snowball
- cross + walk = crosswalk
- eye + ball = eyeball? But "ball" is used.
- gold + fish = goldfish ✔
- bed + time = bedtime ✔
- sun + shine = sunshine ✔
- pan + cake = pancake ✔
- ear + ring = earring ✔
- fire + man = fireman ✔
- grape + fruit = grapefruit ✔

Now let’s check if all are unique and match correctly.

Let’s pair them properly:

| Left Column | Right Column | Compound Word |
|-------------|--------------|----------------|
| snow | ball | snowball |
| cross | walk | crosswalk |
| eye | ring | earring |
| gold | fish | goldfish |
| bed | time | bedtime |
| sun | shine | sunshine |
| pan | cake | pancake |
| ear | ring | earring → wait, duplicate?

Hold on! "ring" appears only once in the right column. So we can’t use it twice.

But “ear” + “ring” = earring, and “eye” + “ring” is not a word. So “eye” must go with something else.

Wait — what about “eye” + “ball” = eyeball? That’s a real compound word.

But “ball” is already used for “snowball”.

So let’s look again at the list.

We have these words:

Left: snow, cross, eye, gold, bed, sun, pan, ear, fire, grape
Right: time, cake, ring, man, shine, man, walk, fish, fruit, ball

Wait — “man” appears twice in the right column. That’s probably a typo or intentional.

Let’s list both columns clearly:

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

Right:
- time
- cake
- ring
- man
- shine
- man ← duplicate?
- walk
- fish
- fruit
- ball

Wait — “man” appears twice. That might be a mistake, but perhaps it's meant to allow pairing both fireman and man with another word?

But “man” alone isn’t a compound — it needs to be combined.

So likely, the second “man” is a typo. But maybe it's just listed twice.

Let’s try to pair all 10 words uniquely.

Let’s list all possible compound words from the given parts:

1. snow + ball = snowball ✔
2. cross + walk = crosswalk ✔
3. eye + ball = eyeball ✔
4. gold + fish = goldfish ✔
5. bed + time = bedtime ✔
6. sun + shine = sunshine ✔
7. pan + cake = pancake ✔
8. ear + ring = earring ✔
9. fire + man = fireman ✔
10. grape + fruit = grapefruit ✔

Now check which words are used:

- Left used: snow, cross, eye, gold, bed, sun, pan, ear, fire, grape → all 10
- Right used: ball, walk, ball? Wait — “ball” is used twice?

No — “ball” is only in the right column once.

But in our list:
- snow + ball → uses ball
- eye + ball → would require ball again → conflict!

Ah! Problem: "ball" is only listed once in the right column.

So we can’t use it for both snowball and eyeball.

Similarly, "man" appears twice — maybe that’s to allow fireman and man as a separate word? But “man” alone isn’t a compound.

Wait — the instruction says: Draw a line to make compound words.

So we need to pair each left word with one right word to form a compound.

But some combinations are invalid.

Let’s see which ones are valid and don’t reuse words.

Let’s list the valid compound words that can be formed using the given words:

1. snow + ball = snowball ✔
2. cross + walk = crosswalk ✔
3. eye + ring = earring? No — “eye” + “ring” = eyering? Not a standard word.
But ear + ring = earring ✔
4. gold + fish = goldfish ✔
5. bed + time = bedtime ✔
6. sun + shine = sunshine ✔
7. pan + cake = pancake ✔
8. fire + man = fireman ✔
9. grape + fruit = grapefruit ✔
10. eye + ball = eyeball ✔ — but ball is used for snowball.

So conflict: ball can’t be used twice.

Also, man appears twice — maybe it’s a typo.

Let’s count:

Left: 10 words
Right: 10 words (including two "man")

So likely, the second "man" is a mistake.

But let’s suppose the right column has:

- time
- cake
- ring
- man
- shine
- man ← second man
- walk
- fish
- fruit
- ball

So two "man"s.

That means we can pair fire + man = fireman, and possibly man + ??? — but “man” + anything?

- man + time? = man-time? Not a compound.
- man + cake? = man-cake? No.
- man + ring? = man-ring? No.

So probably, the second "man" is a typo, and it should be "man" only once.

Alternatively, perhaps the intended pairs are:

Let’s try to assign without conflict.

Try this:

1. snow → ball → snowball
2. cross → walk → crosswalk
3. eye → ring → no — not a word
But ear → ring → earring ✔
4. gold → fish → goldfish ✔
5. bed → time → bedtime ✔
6. sun → shine → sunshine ✔
7. pan → cake → pancake ✔
8. fire → man → fireman ✔
9. grape → fruit → grapefruit ✔
10. eye → ??? — only option left is man, but eyeman? No.

Wait — we have 10 words on left, 10 on right.

Used so far:

- snow → ball
- cross → walk
- gold → fish
- bed → time
- sun → shine
- pan → cake
- fire → man
- grape → fruit
- ear → ring
- eye → ??? — only left is man (second one)

But eye + man = eyeman? Not a word.

Alternative: Maybe eye + ball = eyeball, but ball is taken.

Wait — is there a compound like eye + shine? eyeshine? Not common.

What about gold + man? goldman? Not a compound.

Wait — perhaps the word "man" is used for fireman, and the other "man" is meant to be "man" as part of "man" in "man" + "walk"? No — manwalk? No.

Wait — could "cross" + "man" = crossman? Not a standard compound.

Or "bed" + "man" = bedman? No.

Wait — what about "sun" + "man"? sunman? No.

Alternatively, maybe "eye" + "ball" is intended, but then "snow" must go with something else.

But snow + time? snowtime? No.

snow + man? snowman! ✔

Ah! snowman — that’s a compound word!

So snow → man
And fire → man? But man appears only once? Or twice?

Wait — in the right column:
- time
- cake
- ring
- man
- shine
- man ← second man
- walk
- fish
- fruit
- ball

So "man" appears twice — so we can use it for two different compounds?

But snowman and fireman both use man, but they are both valid.

So:

- snow → man → snowman ✔
- fire → man → fireman ✔
- But now we have two mans — so it works.

Then ball is free.

Now eye → ball → eyeball ✔

Now cross → walk → crosswalk ✔
gold → fish → goldfish ✔
bed → time → bedtime ✔
sun → shine → sunshine ✔
pan → cake → pancake ✔
ear → ring → earring ✔
grape → fruit → grapefruit ✔

Now let’s list all:

| Left | Right | Compound |
|------|-------|----------|
| snow | man | snowman |
| cross| walk | crosswalk|
| eye | ball | eyeball |
| gold | fish | goldfish |
| bed | time | bedtime |
| sun | shine | sunshine |
| pan | cake | pancake |
| ear | ring | earring |
| fire | man | fireman |
| grape| fruit | grapefruit |

Wait — we have two mans on the right, so we can use man twice.

Yes — that makes sense.

So even though "man" appears twice, it allows both snowman and fireman.

Similarly, "man" is used in both.

Now, is "man" appearing twice a typo? Possibly, but in this context, it's acceptable because both snowman and fireman are valid.

Alternatively, if "man" appeared only once, we'd have a problem.

But since it appears twice, we can use it for both.

So final pairings:

1. snow — man → snowman
2. cross — walk → crosswalk
3. eye — ball → eyeball
4. gold — fish → goldfish
5. bed — time → bedtime
6. sun — shine → sunshine
7. pan — cake → pancake
8. ear — ring → earring
9. fire — man → fireman
10. grape — fruit → grapefruit

All words used exactly once.

Note: The right column has "man" listed twice — this is likely intentional to allow both snowman and fireman.

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✔ Final Answer: Draw lines as follows:

- snow → man
- cross → walk
- eye → ball
- gold → fish
- bed → time
- sun → shine
- pan → cake
- ear → ring
- fire → man
- grape → fruit

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📝 Explanation:

A compound word is formed when two words are combined to make a new word with a different meaning.

For example:
- snow + man = snowman (a figure made of snow)
- fire + man = fireman (a person who fights fires)
- eye + ball = eyeball (the ball-shaped part of the eye)
- gold + fish = goldfish (a type of fish)
- bed + time = bedtime (time to go to bed)
- sun + shine = sunshine (light from the sun)
- pan + cake = pancake (a flat cake cooked in a pan)
- ear + ring = earring (a piece of jewelry worn in the ear)
- grape + fruit = grapefruit (a citrus fruit)

These are all common English compound words.

Even though "man" appears twice in the right column, it's necessary here to allow both snowman and fireman.

✔ All 10 compound words are valid and match correctly.

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Answer Summary (Pairs):

1. snow – man
2. cross – walk
3. eye – ball
4. gold – fish
5. bed – time
6. sun – shine
7. pan – cake
8. ear – ring
9. fire – man
10. grape – fruit