? What are compound words
Two small words that join together to make a bigger NEW word
Compound words are words that are made up of two or more smaller words and form their own meaning. Compound words might be closed (combined to make a larger word), open (left as two separate words), or hyphenated (joined by a hyphen)
What are some examples of compound
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:Examples of compound words include backstory, anything, everybody, key chain, sports car, slide show, empty-handed,
four-letter word, two-thirds, and forty-four
Examples of 1000 Compound Words
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Exercise: Look at the following pictures. Write beneath them the compound word it forms
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Cup + Cake = Cupcake
Sun + Flower = Sunflower
Pine + Apple = Pineapple
Butter + Fly = Butterfly
Stop + Watch = Stopwatch
Snow + Man = Snowman
Star + Fish = Starfish
Cow + Boy = Cowboy
Pan + Cake = Pancake
Water + Melon = Watermelon
Fire + Man = Fireman
Rain + Coat = Raincoat
