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Compound Word Meanings, Second Grade (L.2.4d)

DIRECTIONS: Read each compound word and choose the best definition.

1. What is a necktie?a. a neck that goes around your tie b. a tie on your shoec. a tie that goes around your neck

2. What is popcorn?a. corn that goes with popb. corn that is poppedc. pop that goes with corn

3. What is a fishhook?a. a fish for catching hooksb. a hook for catching fishc. a hook for hanging up clothes

4. What is a birdhouse?a. a bird for a houseb. a house for a birdc. a house for a dog

5. What is moonlight?a. light from the moonb. light from the sunc. moon from the light

DIRECTIONS: Use context clues to determine the meaning of the compound word.

6. There was a beautiful yellow buttercup growing in the middle of the green field.

What is a buttercup?a. a cupb. a flowerc. butter

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7. Dad needed to withdraw money from the bank.

What does withdraw mean?a. draw with someoneb. givec. take

8. She is an upstanding citizen, always doing what is right.

What does upstanding mean?a. happyb. honestc. stand up

DIRECTIONS: Write a sentence using one or more compound words.

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Compound Words, Second GradeANSWER KEY

1. c2. b3. b4. b5. a6. b7. c8. b9-10. Answers will vary.

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