ENG/P/2: COMPOUND WORDS

COMPOUND WORDS

Compound words occur when two or more words combine to form one individual word or a phrase that acts as one individual word. Common examples of compound words include ice cream, firefighter, and up-to-date.

Milk + man = milkman.

Hand + bag = handbag

Egg + cup = eggcup

Police + woman = policewoman

Land + mine = landmine

Police + man = policeman

Activities

• Forming compound words
• Reading and writing compound words

Exercise

Make compound words from these ones

Cup + board   —————————————-

Flower + pot     ——————————————

Arm + chair      ——————————————

Snow + man  ————————————–

Table + cloth —————————————

Sun + shine     —————————————

Play + ground ———————————

Time + table    ————————————

Table + spoon   ——————————————

School + girl      —————————————

Play + ground    —————————————-

Foot + ball        —————————————-

Black + board    —————————————-

Pan + cake      —————————————-

Complete these sentences by joining the two underlined words correctly.

A room for bath is called a _________________________

A pot used for tea is a _____________________________

Work to be done at home is _________________________

A rope used for skipping is a _________________________

A shop where books are sold is _______________________

A bag carried in hand is a ____________________________

A ball game played with the foot is _________________________

A sty in which the pig is kept is a ____________________________