Compound Words with Short Vowels
A friend you write to
penpal
An insect that has wings and a long body, but doesn’t breathe fire
dragonfly
A figurative compound word for food people love to eat in a bun, but it doesn’t bark
hotdog
This two syllable word begins with a short ‘u’ (CVC) syllable and ends in a long vowel syllable.
Hint: It also makes you laugh!
funny
A basin used for filling up water and cleaning your body
bathtub
A small tool used to get food out of your teeth
toothpick
A figurative compound word for a vegetable, but if this literally really grew it would hatch
eggplant
This two syllable word begins with a short ‘i’ CVC syllable and ends in a long ‘a’ CVCe syllable.
Hint: These will hopefully help you learn a lesson.
mistakes
A little creature that likes to live where you sleep and can bite you
bedbug
A special place at the park for kids to run around and climb
playground
With the suffix -ing added to the end, it is not burned bread, but it is happening now
toasting
This single CVC syllable word with a short ‘o’ vowel has the suffix -ed, making it past tense.
Hint: Watch out, you may be surprised!
shocked
Makeup applied around the mouth to add color
lipstick
An uncomfortable feeling you might have when you are away from home
homesick
When you remove the packaging and reveal what is underneath, you do this.
This word has one affix: prefix + base word
unwrap
This word has a CVCe base word and can be rewritten as:
re + base word + s
replaces
A type of whale named for its body shape
humpback
A figurative compound word for when your skin rises because you’re afraid, cold, or excited
Hint: Squawk! Squawk!
goosebump
To compose something again
This word can be written as:
base word + base word + suffix (s)
Hint: usually outdoor gathering areas that are surrounded by a building
courtyards