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Structure of Compound Words

Compound words are two words smushed together: haystack, softball, whiteboard, and many, many more. Memorize and use compound words -- even make your own -- with our practice materials. We have lots of ways to become queen or king of compound words, with games, activities, quizzes, and worksheets, plus lesson plans for teachers and caregivers. Help turn your kid into a compound words superhero with our expert-reviewed materials.

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Structure of Compound Words

Back to School Word Search

Get into the scholarly spirit by completing this back to school word search! Have your child find the words, circle them, and cross them off the list.

Fun with Alliteration

Aren't alliterations awesome? Have a little phonics fun by finishing these alliterations.

Compound Words Quiz

Does your little reader know how to identify a compound word? Give her a challenge with this fill-in-the-bubble style quiz.

Playground Word Search

Stuck inside on a rainy day? Prepare for sunny days ahead with this playground word search.

Reading Compound Words

Have your first graders conquered the compound word? It's time to find out! Use this quick reading assessment to evaluate your students’ abilities to read compound words, such as sunflower, bookcase, and cowboy.

Compound Word Coloring

This worksheet will help children identify compound words, by asking them to color-code the words on the page.

Compound Word Puzzles

Use this fun ocean-themed worksheet to help your students understand compound words!

Parts of a Plant Activity

Teach your little one a few new sight words that are all about household items. This activity will help her learn the different parts of a plant.

Computer Word Search

Though your child may know more about computers than you do, give him a fun activity where he can learn computer-themed words with a word search!

Compound Charades

This lesson includes a bunch of activities to help students learn about compound words. Your second-graders will love guessing and illustrating compound words in this colorful lesson plan!

Compound Words: One Word from Two

This worksheet will teach your child how to scrunch two words together to get one compound word.

Flower Word Search

Give your child a fun way to practice spelling and vocabulary with a flower-themed word search!

Football Word Search

This football-themed word search is a great way to help score a touchdown in spelling and sports vocabulary!

Reading Puzzling Words

What happens when you put two words together? Help your kindergarten students understand the concept of compound words using this ocean-themed lesson.

Take Apart the Compound Word

Use this fun cut-and-paste worksheet to help your students understand compound words!

Match the Compound Words

This worksheet is a great activity to practice identifying and naming the parts in a compound word.

Putting Words Together

In this worksheet, your child will explore this definition, by putting pairs of words together to make common compound words.

Words that Start with "G"

Using sight words, help your beginning reader master words that start with the letter "G". She'll be strengthening her vocabulary by matching pictures to words.

Silly Compound Words

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.

Parts of a Computer

If your kid doesn't already know the parts of a computer like the back of his hand, give him a fun review with this cut-and-paste sight words activity.

Make Your Own Compound Words

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.

Color the Compound Words

Locate and color the compound words to reveal a hidden picture.

Meaning of Compound Words 1

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

Parts of Clothes: Sweater

This sight word activity is all about the clothes we wear! This sheet will teach your little one about the different parts of a sweater.

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