compound word quiz

Jack and his dog, Shadow

Cupcake is a compound word because it is made of two whole words: cup and cake. Look at the picture of the boy, Jack. Is Jack eating a cupcake?  No. Jack is eating a sandwich.

We have a word, witch, meaning a lady who can fly on a broom.  Look at sandwich. Does it end with all of the letters in witch?   No. Which letter is missing? Letter t.  Can you see a t in the wich part of sandwich?   yes  or  no

No. sandwich is the whole word, sand + the word-part, wich. Since sandwich is not two whole words, can sandwich be a compound word?

I hope you said no. Look at the picture. Do think there could be bugs in the grass? Could there be a ladybug in the grass?  Can the word ladybug be a compound word? Are there two whole words in ladybug?   yes   or  no 

Yes, lady and bug. Could there be a dragonfly in the grass?  Can the word dragonfly be a compound word?   yes  or   no

Yes, dragon and fly.  Look at each word below. You decide if it is a compound word, or not. You will need to choose, yes or no.
1. hilltop           yes or no
2. inside          yes or no
3. outside        yes or no
4. picture         yes or no
5. because     yes or no
6. after            yes or no
7. afternoon    yes or no
8. every           yes or no
9. everyone     yes or no
10. everything  yes or no

Ask your child to tell you the two words in each compound word and use the two words in sentences. Answers:1. yes, 2. yes, 3. outside, 4. no, 5. yes, 6. no, 7. yes, 8. no, 9. yes, 10. yes

On the right side of this page, there is a list of the other lessons on this blog. Also, you may like to look at the books I have for your child. I use eBay as my website. Search Instant Reading Help all my books will pop up. All books teach a special comprehension method: easy, fast, and powerful. All books include my contact info; email or call for help.

Write with questions. Have a great day, Mary Maisner