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Elementary School Compound Words Resources

Using a picture as a clue, kids put two words together to make a compound word for each item on this reading worksheet.

Word Addition: Compound Words 1

This workbook builds reading comprehension by reinforcing vocabulary with word puzzles, homophones and a few quick reading pages.

Vocabulary in Focus

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

Creating Compound Words

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


Meaning of Compound Words 1

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


Compound Words 1

With the help of picture clues, kids will find two words that make a single compound word. Have your child put "sun" and "flower" together in this worksheet.

Word Addition: Compound Words 2

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


Meaning of Compound Words 2

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

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

Kids will make compound words out of two smaller words. Make "gold" and "fish" into "goldfish in this fun compound words worksheet.

Word Addition: Compound Words 3

Compound words are just words that are made by putting two smaller words together. With this worksheet, students will work backwards from definitions to guess the compound words and expand their vocabulary.

Guess the Compound Word

Challenge your beginning reader to practice making compound words! He'll match one set of words with another set to create a list of compound words.

Compound Words

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

3rd Grade Spelling Test: Compound Words

Find all of the words relating to the sea in the word search, circle them, and make sure to cross them off the list.

Word Search for Kids: Under the Sea

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

Pairing Up Words

Work on word-building with this fun activity that doubles as an English exercise.

Compound Word Puzzle

Learners will hone their grammar and vocabulary skills as they identify the compound word in each of 10 problems.

Choose the Compound Word #1

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

Compound Words Quiz

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

Compound Word Puzzles

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 are made up of two separate words. Kids create compound words to feed Roly in this matching game.

Compound Word Fish

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

Football Word Search

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

Take Apart the Compound Word

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

Compound Words: One Word from Two

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

Putting Words Together

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

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

Word Combos

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

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

Grammar Basics: Compound Words, Contractions, & Abbreviations

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