Compound Words

dog
hou
se
b o y
cow
butterfly
Compound Words
- is a word that is made
up of two other words.

- contains two words put

together to make one
word with a new meaning.
Compound Words
Examples:
stair+way = stairway
post+card = postcard
book+store = bookstore
 + =
house
dog house
house

doghouse
 + =
butter
butter fly
fly

butterfly
 + =

water
water melon
melon

watermelon
 + =
lip
lip stick
stick

lipstick
 + =
cup
cup cake
cake

cupcake
 + =
star
star fish
fish

starfish
 + =

rain
rain bow
bow

rainbow
 + =

cow
cow boy
boy
cow

cowboy
 + =
foot
foot ball
ball

football
 + =

snow
snow man
man

snowman
 Compound Words
Often, you can get the meaning
of compounds word by thinking of
the meaning of its parts.
Examples:
Hairbrush is a brush for hair.
Wastebasket is a basket for
waste.
Compound Words
You can also use context
clues.
Example:
This is my storybook. There
are stories about tales and
legends.
Storybook - a book containing
a story or a collection of
stories.
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I have a pine, I have an
apple! Ugh! Pineapple!
I have a water, I have a
melon! Ugh! Watermelon!
Pineapple! Watermelon!
Ugh! Pineapple! Watermelon!
PINEAPPLE!WATERMELON!
ASSIGNMENT:

Answer Activity 2
on page 42. Write the
answers on your notebooks.