Students practice vocabulary skills by matching word pairs to form compound words and using them to complete sentences in this engaging worksheet.

Let’s work through this step by step.

We have two columns of words on the right side:

Left column (first part of compound word):
- rattle
- sun
- touch
- moon
- day
- fire
- water
- basket
- pass
- wash
- weather
- grand
- cross

Right column (second part of compound word):
- down
- port
- light
- snake
- cloth
- mother
- walk
- flower
- dream
- man
- ball
- works
- melon

Now, we need to match them so that they form real compound words — and then use those compound words to fill in the blanks in the 13 sentences.

Let’s go sentence by sentence and figure out which compound word fits best.

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Sentence 1:
*We roasted the ________ seeds after the plants were grown.*
→ What kind of seeds can you roast? Sunflower seeds! So “sun” + “flower” = sunflower
✔ Match: sun → flower

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Sentence 2:
*I heard the ________ in the bushes and was scared.*
→ Something scary in bushes? A rattlesnake! “rattle” + “snake” = rattlesnake
✔ Match: rattle → snake

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Sentence 3:
*I need a ________ to travel to another country.*
→ To travel internationally, you need a passport. “pass” + “port” = passport
✔ Match: pass → port

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Sentence 4:
*My brother scored a ________ in his first football game.*
→ In football, you score points with a touchdown or field goal — but here it says “a ___”, singular. Maybe “touchdown”? But “touch” + “down” = touchdown — yes! That fits.
✔ Match: touch → down

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Sentence 5:
*I can sometimes see the ________ through my bedroom window.*
→ At night, you might see the moonlight. “moon” + “light” = moonlight
✔ Match: moon → light

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Sentence 6:
*My ________ is my mother’s mother.*
→ Your mom’s mom is your grandmother. “grand” + “mother” = grandmother
✔ Match: grand → mother

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Sentence 7:
*The ________ said there was a chance of rain today.*
→ Who predicts rain? The weather forecast. “weather” + “man” = weatherman (or weather person)
✔ Match: weather → man

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Sentence 8:
*________ is my favorite pink, juicy, and delicious fruit.*
→ Pink, juicy fruit? Watermelon! “water” + “melon” = watermelon
✔ Match: water → melon

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Sentence 9:
*Sometimes I ________ when I should be doing my work.*
→ When you’re not working, maybe you drift off into dreams. “day” + “dream” = daydream
✔ Match: day → dream

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Sentence 10:
*I took a shower and used a ________ to clean myself.*
→ After showering, you dry off with a towel — but “towel” isn’t an option. Wait — “wash” + “cloth” = washcloth! Yes, that’s used to clean yourself in the shower.
✔ Match: wash → cloth

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Sentence 11:
*My parents make us use the ________ to walk to school.*
→ You walk on sidewalks or paths. “cross” + “walk” = crosswalk — where you cross the street safely. Makes sense for walking to school.
✔ Match: cross → walk

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Sentence 12:
*They scored fifty six points in the ________ game.*
→ Fifty-six points? Basketball games often have high scores like that. “basket” + “ball” = basketball
✔ Match: basket → ball

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Sentence 13:
*The ________ are loud and beautiful on the Fourth of July.*
→ On July 4th, people set off fireworks. “fire” + “works” = fireworks
✔ Match: fire → works

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All matches done! Let’s list them clearly:

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

These all fit perfectly in the sentences and are valid compound words.

Final Answer:
sunflower, rattlesnake, passport, touchdown, moonlight, grandmother, weatherman, watermelon, daydream, washcloth, crosswalk, basketball, fireworks