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

Let’s solve this step by step.

We need to make compound words by combining one word from the left column with one from the right column. Then, we’ll use those compound words to fill in the blanks in the sentences.

First, let’s look at the word pairs and find common compound words:

Left column:
rattle, sun, touch, moon, day, fire, water, basket, pass, wash, weather, grand, cross

Right column:
down, port, light, snake, cloth, mother, walk, flower, dream, man, ball, works, melon

Now, let’s match them into real compound words:

- rattle + snake = rattlesnake ✔
- sun + flower = sunflower ✔
- touch + down = touchdown ✔
- moon + light = moonlight ✔
- day + dream = daydream ✔
- fire + works = fireworks ✔
- water + melon = watermelon ✔
- basket + ball = basketball ✔
- pass + port = passport ✔
- wash + cloth = washcloth ✔
- weather + man = weatherman ✔
- grand + mother = grandmother ✔
- cross + walk = crosswalk ✔

Great! Now we have 13 compound words — perfect for the 13 sentences.

Now let’s go sentence by sentence and pick the right compound word that fits.

1. We roasted the __________ seeds after the plants were grown.
→ Sunflower seeds are commonly roasted. → sunflower

2. I heard the __________ in the bushes and was scared.
→ Rattlesnakes live in bushes and can scare people. → rattlesnake

3. I need a __________ to travel to another country.
→ You need a passport to travel internationally. → passport

4. My brother scored a __________ in his first football game.
→ In football, scoring a “touchdown” is common. → touchdown

5. I can sometimes see the __________ through my bedroom window.
→ Moonlight comes through windows at night. → moonlight

6. My __________ is my mother’s mother.
→ That’s your grandmother. → grandmother

7. The __________ said there was a chance of rain today.
→ Weathermen give forecasts. → weatherman

8. __________ is my favorite pink, juicy, and delicious fruit.
→ Watermelon fits this description. → Watermelon (Note: sentence starts with blank, so capitalize if needed — but since it’s filling a blank, we just write the word)

9. Sometimes I __________ when I should be doing my work.
→ Daydreaming means zoning out instead of working. → daydream

10. I took a shower and used a __________ to clean myself.
→ Washcloth is used in showers. → washcloth

11. My parents make us use the __________ to walk to school.
→ Crosswalks are safe places to cross streets. → crosswalk

12. They scored fifty six points in the __________ game.
→ Basketball games often have high scores like 56. → basketball

13. The __________ are loud and beautiful on the Fourth of July.
→ Fireworks are shown on Independence Day. → fireworks

Let’s double-check each answer makes sense in context.

All matches seem correct and fit naturally in the sentences.

Final Answer:
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