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Compound Words Worksheet

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Five picture sums to start: sun plus flower, star plus fish, pine plus apple, cat plus fish and egg plus shell. Each picture is labelled, so children read the two small words and write the compound word they make. Then they draw lines to join six word parts: rain and bow, foot and ball, tooth and brush. Colour the pictures when you are done. Page 2 is the answer key.

Also try: Synonyms Worksheet · Antonyms Worksheet: Match the Opposites

Tips for this grammar worksheet

  • Say the two picture words together quickly.
  • Write the two words with no space between them.
  • Colour the pictures when you have finished.

Page 2 of the PDF is the answer key. For grammar in a story, the Christmas fill in the blank stories ask for nouns, verbs and adjectives to fill the gaps. When this sheet feels easy, move on to the parts of speech color by code and the easy word searches. See all grammar worksheets.

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What it practises
Nouns, plural nouns, common and proper nouns and pronouns, action verbs, past tense -ed and adjectives, capital letters, end marks, types of sentences, contractions, compound words, synonyms and antonyms
How to use it
Read each sentence aloud before marking it. Act out verbs, point to nouns in the room and describe them with adjectives. Answers on page 2.
Time
About 10–15 minutes

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Printing tips

  • Read each sentence out loud before marking it.
  • Ask the question for the word: is it a person, place or thing (noun), something you do (verb) or does it describe (adjective)?
  • Mark with page 2, then talk about the ones that went wrong.

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