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3rd - 5th Grade Compound Words Resources

Students will gain insight into the meaning of compound words as they break each word into its two different parts.

Creating Compound Words

This Education.com exercise makes it clear to students how to break down compound and hyphenated words correctly.


Compound Words 1

After students complete this simple exercise they will better understand how to put compound words together.


Meaning of Compound Words 2

Develop students’ skill at applying prefixes and suffixes with this exercise that demonstrates how compound words are formed.


Meaning of Compound Words 1

For additional practice, have students complete this exercise that will give them mastery over compound and hyphenated words.


Compound Words 2

In this assessment, students will apply their language arts knowledge to a broad set of problems.

Mixed Review Language Arts Assessment: Let's Soar in Grade 4

Practice spelling some common compound words with this spelling test and activity.

3rd Grade Spelling Test: Compound Words

In this fill-in-the-blanks grammar worksheet, students will use context clues to complete 10 sentences with the correct compound word.

Compound Words in Context

Give your students practice with an important fifth grade language arts skill: Combining words to form contractions and hyphenated compound words.

Pairing Up Words

Learners will use their compound word know-how and creativity to create compound words and use them in a sentence.

Compound Words: Creating Words & Sentences

Learners will read six sentences to identify the compound word, then use that word in a sentence of their own.

Identify & Use Compound Words

If your students need practice identifying the roots and affixes of a word to decode the meaning, then this worksheet is for you!

Look Inside!

Children will draw from a word bank to form five new compound words, then write and illustrate their meaning.

Compound Words: Match, Meaning, and Draw

Give your students practice combining words to create hyphenated compound words and contractions.

Word Combos

This year, third graders will be taking their vocabulary to new heights and exploring such concepts as metaphor, simile, hyperbole, and personification. This guided lesson in vocabulary and figurative language offers clear and practical definitions of new words and expressions, along with plenty of practice opportunities. Understanding vocabulary and figurative language deepens reading comprehension skills and enriches the writing process.

Word Meaning 1

Compound words come to life in this fun worksheet that invites children to create an illustration to represent each of six compound words.

Compound Creations

Challenge your child to to identify compound words, contractions, and abbreviations in a short story.

Grammar Basics: Compound Words, Contractions, & Abbreviations

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

Have your second and third graders think like detectives as they crack the code and solve the compound word mystery!

Mystery Compound Words #1

<p>Second and third-grade students will have a blast finding their way through the maze of compound words!</p>

Compound Words Maze #1

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

Ready to climb the ladder? Students will reach new heights with compound words in this fun worksheet made for third and fourth graders!&nbsp;

Climb the Word Ladder: A Compound Word Adventure #1

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