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Elementary School Compound Words Resources : Page 3

Children will enjoy pairing two balloons together to create a compound word in this vocabulary-boosting worksheet.

Compound Words Game #1

This unit not only builds students' vocabulary, it also enables students to explore how words are related, in meaning, sound and construction. Learners will also discover some of the ways words are constructed using derivational root words, prefixes, suffixes, and compound words. Students will also learn strategies we use to shorten words and phrases like acronyms and abbreviations.

Vocabulary 2

Words are the wondrous building blocks in language. This unit increases students’ word knowledge by introducing more challenging vocabulary and exploring how words are related. Learners will also discover some of the ways words are constructed using derivational root words, prefixes, suffixes, and compound words. Students will get to explore and create fun literary devices such as similes, idioms and metaphors.

Word Meaning 2

Challenge your second grader to add up the picture clues to create their own compound words.

Get a Grip on Grammar: Compound Words #10

Fish + bow = fishbow...? No, that's not right! Engage your young learners in understanding and forming compound words with this fun worksheet. Students will use words from a word bank to create compound words in this word structure activity.

Make Your Own Compound Words

Can you name the different parts of a car? Review some important sight words that we use in everyday life with this fun activity.

Parts of a Car

This word-building worksheet gets your child to see the interesting connections between words. Explore suffixes in this wordplay worksheet.

Compound Word Game

Compound words get easier if kids can spot two smaller words that they already know inside. Add some fun to the process with this card game!

The Build-a-Word Card Game: Better than Go Fish!

Searching for a worksheet to help your kid with compound words? This printable will help her get a grasp on two-part words like "goldfish."

Compound it!

Is your second grader having grammar troubles? Clear things up--at least when it comes to compound words--with this word puzzle!

Get a Grip on Grammar: Compound Words #7

Compound words are much like addition, but with words instead of numbers. Can your second grader add up the words on this worksheet?

Get a Grip on Grammar: Compound Words #12

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Vocabulary Focus.

Vocabulary Cards: Vocabulary Focus

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Vocabulary Focus.

Glossary: Vocabulary Focus

Children will enjoy pairing two stamps together to create a compound word in this vocabulary-boosting worksheet.

Compound Words Game #4

This funny activity will get your students—and you—giggling! Help your first graders develop their understanding of compound words by having them make up their own silly words and draw illustrations to match.

Silly Compound Words

These sentences are missing some pieces. Can your second grader fill in the blanks, using the images above each sentence as a guide?

Get a Grip on Grammar: Compound Words #14

Help your little learner get to know her household items with a fun cut and paste matching activity! This one will show her the different parts of a lamp.

Parts of a Lamp

Engage your little one with a fun sight words activity, where she'll learn the different parts on a piece of furniture we use every day: a bed!

Parts of a Bed

When reading, we all encounter unknown words at times. But how do we figure them out? In this lesson, students learn how to become a “human dictionary” by using a variety of strategies to figure out the meaning of unknown words. 


Human Dictionary

Sometimes looking inside a word can help determine the meaning just like using context clues! In this lesson, students will learn to use roots and affixes as clues to the meaning of a word.

Tools for Tackling Words

Compound your knowledge of compound words with this engaging worksheet!

Word Search: Compound Words #2

What do blueberries, firefighters, and birthdays all have in common? They&rsquo;re all compound words, of course!

Word Search: Compound Words #3

Grab your backpack and your sunglasses&mdash;in this second- and third-grade worksheet, we&#39;re searching for compound words!

Word Search: Compound Words #1

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