If you have been learning English for quite some time, then you have probably come across the idea of compound words before.\u00a0 If you aren\u2019t familiar with compound words, here is what you need to know.\u00a0 A compound word is formed by joining two words together to make a single new word.<\/p>\n
Some examples are:<\/strong><\/p>\n Here are some you can try to get going.\u00a0 If you don\u2019t know what the compound word means once you have put it together, don\u2019t forget to get out a dictionary and look up the meaning<\/p>\n 1. \u00a0sun\u00a0\u00a0 +\u00a0\u00a0 shine\u00a0\u00a0 =<\/p>\n 2. \u00a0camp\u00a0\u00a0 +\u00a0\u00a0 fire\u00a0\u00a0 =<\/p>\n 3. \u00a0jet\u00a0\u00a0 +\u00a0\u00a0 pack\u00a0\u00a0 =<\/p>\n 4. \u00a0base\u00a0\u00a0 +\u00a0 \u00a0ball\u00a0\u00a0 =<\/p>\n 5. \u00a0 sun\u00a0\u00a0 +\u00a0\u00a0 flower\u00a0\u00a0 =<\/p>\n 6. \u00a0rattle\u00a0\u00a0 +\u00a0\u00a0 snake\u00a0\u00a0 =<\/p>\n 7. \u00a0horse\u00a0\u00a0 +\u00a0 \u00a0back\u00a0\u00a0 =<\/p>\n 8. \u00a0skate\u00a0\u00a0 +\u00a0\u00a0 board\u00a0\u00a0 =<\/p>\n 9. \u00a0butter\u00a0\u00a0 +\u00a0\u00a0 fly \u00a0=<\/p>\n Here is a list of compound words that are all mixed up.\u00a0 They no longer make any sense but maybe you can take them up apart and correctly match them so that the words make sense again.<\/p>\n Lastly, can you figure out the answer to each of these questions?\u00a0 As a hint, all the answers are compound words.<\/p>\n 1. \u00a0A large yellow sour fruit<\/p>\n 2. \u00a0A room where students are taught<\/p>\n 3. \u00a0Something cold to eat in the summer that comes in a variety of flavours<\/p>\n 4. \u00a0Something a spider makes<\/p>\n 5. \u00a0A beautiful insect with transparent wings<\/p>\n 6. \u00a0A sudden shaking inside the earth<\/p>\n 7. \u00a0A piece of chicken or something used to beat a musical instrument<\/p>\n What is your favourite compound word?<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" If you have been learning English for quite some time, then you have probably come across the idea of compound words before.\u00a0 If you aren\u2019t familiar with compound words, here is what you need to know.\u00a0 A compound word is formed by joining two words together to make a single new word. Some examples are…<\/p>\n\n
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