Reading: Module 14, Lesson 2 (Day 67): Vocabulary: Compound Words

Vocabulary:  Compound Words

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Hello readers! Today you will practice identifying the meaning of compound words.

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Compound words are 2 root words put together for a new word. Snow + ball = snowball. Definition: a ball made of snow.

 

Vocabulary Practice: Compound Words

Directions: 

  • There are three different kinds of compound words: closed compound words, open compound words and hyphenated compound words. Compound words are two root words put together to form a new word. Today you will work with closed compound words.
  • In the interactive below, match the compound word with its definition.

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