Compound Words Printable Worksheet with Answer Key - Lesson ... - Free Printable

Task Overview:

The task involves forming compound words by combining words from the given list and then using those compound words to complete sentences. Additionally, you are asked to list ten other compound words at the end.

Step-by-Step Solution:

#### 1. Forming Compound Words:
We need to combine words from the left column with words from the right column to form meaningful compound words. Here are the combinations:

- sun + flower → sunflower
- snake + bite → snakebite
- passport + port → passport (Note: "port" is not used here; it's a standalone word)
- touch + down → touchdown
- moon + light → moonlight
- grand + mother → grandmother
- weather + man → weatherman
- basket + ball → basketball
- walk + down → walkdown (Not commonly used; might be a typo or error in the context)
- fire + works → firework
- dream + catcher → dreamcatcher
- rattle + snake → rattlesnake
- cross + country → cross-country
- day + dream → daydream
- water + melon → watermelon

#### 2. Completing the Sentences:
Using the compound words formed above, we can fill in the blanks in the sentences:

1. We roasted the sunflower seeds after the plants were grown.
- Compound word: sunflower

2. I heard the rattlesnake in the bushes and was scared.
- Compound word: rattlesnake

3. I need a passport to travel to another country.
- Compound word: passport

4. My brother scored a touchdown in his first football game.
- Compound word: touchdown

5. I can sometimes see the moonlight through my bedroom window.
- Compound word: moonlight

6. My grandmother is my mother’s mother.
- Compound word: grandmother

7. The weatherman said there was a chance of rain today.
- Compound word: weatherman

8. Watermelon is my favorite pink, juicy, and delicious fruit.
- Compound word: watermelon

9. Sometimes I daydream when I should be doing my work.
- Compound word: daydream

10. I took a shower and used a washcloth to clean myself.
- Compound word: washcloth

11. My parents make us use the cross-country to walk to school.
- Compound word: cross-country

12. They scored fifty-six points in the basketball game.
- Compound word: basketball

13. The fireworks are loud and beautiful on the Fourth of July.
- Compound word: fireworks

#### 3. Listing Ten Other Compound Words:
Here are ten additional compound words that can be listed:

1. Toothpaste
2. Headache
3. Backpack
4. Firetruck
5. Ice cream
6. Raincoat
7. Snowboard
8. Eyebrow
9. Handbag
10. Lifeguard

Final Answer:

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

Additional Compound Words:
1. Toothpaste
2. Headache
3. Backpack
4. Firetruck
5. Ice cream
6. Raincoat
7. Snowboard
8. Eyebrow
9. Handbag
10. Lifeguard

Final Answer Box:
\boxed{
\text{sunflower, rattlesnake, passport, touchdown, moonlight, grandmother, weatherman, watermelon, daydream, washcloth, cross-country, basketball, fireworks}
}