LESSON
12
NAME _______________________________________________ DATE _______________________
Compound Words
n
Part 1
Read each sentence.
doghouse
bathrobe
Trace the word.
backpack
raincoat
Then read the sentences again.
sailboat
cupcake
flashlight
mailbox
seashell
bedroom
A dog might live
in a doghouse. doghouse
1.
You wear a bathrobe over your PJs. bathrobe
2.
You can carry books in a backpack. backpack
3.
You wear a raincoat on a rainy day. raincoat
4.
A sailboat is a boat with a large sail. sailboat
5.
A cupcake is a small, round cake. cupcake
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A flashlight is a light you can carry. flashlight
7.
A mailbox is a box the mail goes in. mailbox
8.
A seashell is the shell of a sea animal. seashell
9.
10.
A bedroom is a room used for sleeping. bedroom
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LESSON
12
NAME _______________________________________________ DATE _______________________
Compound Words
n
Part 2
A. Write the best word to complete each sentence.
A person sleeps in
a ____________________.
1.
raincoat
sailboat
flashlight
seashell
bedroom
When it’s raining, wear your ____________________.
2.
You can ride a ____________________ on the sea.
3.
To see in the dark, you can use a ____________________.
4.
You can pick up a ____________________ on a beach.
5.
B. Think of a word for each picture.
Then write the compound word.
art : dog] + house =
____________________
1.[
doghouse
bathrobe
backpack
cupcake
mailbox
mail + [art: box] = ____________________
3.
art: bath] + robe = ____________________
4.[
art: bac] + pack = ____________________
5.[
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cup + [art: cake] = ____________________
2.
LESSON
12
NAME _______________________________________________ DATE _______________________
Compound Words
A.
n
Part 3
Riddle Rhymes
cupcake
flashlight
bedroom
Read the riddles. Fill in the blanks
to make compound words.
Use the Word Bank.
I am a treat to eat. And I rhyme with
.
I am a cup ____________________.
1. I light up the night. But I am not a lamp.
I am a ____________________ light.
2. You sleep in me. And I rhyme with BOOM!
I am a bed ____________________.
3. B.
Word Match
Draw a picture of one
of the compound words.
Draw lines to make compound words.
dog shell
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1.
bath box
2.
back house
3.
rain pack
4.
sea robe
5.
sail coat
6.
mail boat
7.
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1.bedroom2.raincoat3.sailboat
4.flashlight5.seashell
B.1.doghouse2.cupcake
3.mailbox4.bathrobe5.backpack
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3.roomB. 1. dog/house2.bath/
robe3.back/pack4.rain/coat
5.sea/shell6.sail/boat7.mail/box;
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