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Language Arts - Word Analysis - Compound WordsA compound word is a word which is made up of two words put together to make a new word. The meaning of a compound word is composed of the combined meanings of the two words which it is made of. Here are some common compound words: stovepipe driveway applesauce rattlesnake catfish butterfly homesick nationwide breakfast grass + hopper = grasshopper grape + vine = grapevine fire + works = fireworks south + east = southeast cow + boy = cowboy home + sick = homesick fire + place = fireplace railroad outside motorcycle overestimate breakfast everything peanut chestnut hardwood overheat pancake panhandle
carpet acorn office
hemlock season notice
father catalog puppet
parsnip feather mandate
forage submit patriot
rearrange inconsiderate donkey
carrot combat furlong
napkin kitten partridge
abundance button tablet
legend
car + pet --> Although carpet is made of the letters which make the words "car" and "pet", the meaning of carpet is not the result of a combination of the ideas "car" and "pet". a + corn --> You can divide acorn into the words "a" and "corn", but the meaning of acorn has nothing to do with either of these words. off + ice --> The word office can be divided into "off" + "ice", but its meaning is not made of these two ideas. hem + lock --> The meanings of the words "hem" and "lock" do not combine to help us to understand the meaning of "hemlock". Click here to continue to the quiz | |
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