Compound Words

Compound Words

A compound word is smaller words joined together. Keep all the letters when spelling compounds: water+proof=waterproof. To decode a compound

word, divide it and sound out each smaller word.

1.     waterproof

2.     teaspoon

3.     grasshopper

4.     homesick

5.     barefoot

6.     courthouse

7.     earthquake

8.     rowboat

9.     scrapbook

10.  countryside

11.  lightweight

12.  fishhook

13.  spotlight

14.  blindfold

15.  whirlpool

16.  tablespoon

17.  greenhouse

18.  postcard

19.  hummingbird

20.  thumbtack

    Challenge Words

21.  sledgehammer

22.  brokenhearted

23.  chalkboard

24.  straightforward

25.  granddaughter