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Date:
Name:
Directlonr: Findthe correctc ompoundwordfromthe word bank that matcheseach
definition.
newsstand
whlrlwind
drumstick
solarsystem
spiderweb
highlight
altogetlrer
seatbell
hallway
waterproof
tape recorder
outnumber
1 . to be largerin numberthan
2 . a violentandspinning
windor aircurrent
plastictape
3. a machinethatrecordssoundson specially-treatecf
so theycan be playedbacklater
4. the sun andallthe thingsthatrevolvearoundit-planets,
comets,etc.
5. a place where newspapersand magazinesare solcl
6. finethreadsspunby a spiderto catchits prey
7 . completely,
entirely
8 . the lower part of the leg from a cookedbird
fromwhichotherroo ms open
9 . long,narrowareain a building
1 0 . set of strapsholdinga personin placein the seatoF a car or airplane
partof something
1 1 . the mostinteresting
or important
12. notallowingwaterto passthrough
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SpellingSkills:G-rade6
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U n i t 8 : C O m p O U n d W O f O SL
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Date:
Name:
listandthenfoldthelistbackontheda'shed line'
Directions:Readthewordsin theword'ractice"
Thenunfoldthepaper,check the
column.
in the"l
Tryto writeeachwordcorrectly
misspelled'
columnif it w_as
and rewritethe wordln the-"Corrections"
spelling,
Word List
Practice
altogether
accuse
outnumber
altitude
waterproof
ambulance
solarsystem
spiderweb
transfuse
seatbelts
humane
taperecorder
drumstick
highlight
unique
hallway
whirlwind
gratitude
newsstand
cupcake
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Correctiorrs
Unit8: Compound
Words
SpellingSkills:Grade 6
Name:
Date:
A compoundword is madeup of two or moreotherworCs.Thereare
two types of compoundwords:closedcompoundsand open crornpounds.
Closedcompoundsare written as one word, such as shipyard.
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Opencompoundsare writtenas separatewords,such as ,ce cream. l/
Sometimesa hyphenis usedto makea compoundword,such as well-known.
Directions:Useyourunitwordsto makea listof open andclosedcompound
words.
open
closed
Directions: Make up your own listof open and closed compound
words.
open
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