Name: ____________________________

A compound word is made from two smaller words.

pan + cake = pancake rain + bow = rainbow

Directions: Draw a line from each word on the left to the word in the middle to make a compound word. Then draw a line from each word in the middle to a word on the right to make another compound word.

1. day sand fly

2. out paper back

3. lunch sleep law

4. sand wood mate

5. count break ways

6. fresh time nap

7. snap room fast

8. meal down box

9. over light walk

10. hand out chuck

11. quick water house

12. fire book keeper

13. copy dragon shelf

14. head side stairs

15. note cat melon

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Compound Words

Name: ____________________________

ANSWER KEY

A compound word is made from two smaller words.

pan + cake = pancake rain + bow = rainbow

Directions: Draw a line from each word on the left to the word in the middle to make a compound word. Then draw a line from each word in the middle to a word on the right to make another compound word.

1. day sand fly

2. out paper back

3. lunch sleep law

4. sand wood mate

5. count break ways

6. fresh time nap

7. snap room fast

8. meal down box

9. over light walk

10. hand out chuck

11. quick water house

12. fire book keeper

13. copy dragon shelf

14. head side stairs

15. note cat melon

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Compound Words