Compound Words
True or False?
Part-time is a compound word.
True! Part-time is a hyphenated compound.
What letter(s) are silent in the word nighttime?
gh
e
some _ _ _
True or False:
The word soon is a compound word.
False!
Which is the compound word?
high school or really
high school
What are the silent letter(s) in the words high school?
gh
h
hi _ _ sc _ ool
gh
h
What are the silent letter(s) in the words good-bye?
e
Take apart the compound words:
nighttime
someone
softball
night time
some one
soft ball
True or False:
In the word good-bye, the y is the silent letter.
False! The silent letter would be the e.
_ _ _ _ ball
soft
Which word has 2 silent e letters?
cherry pie
someone
fire drill
someone
Which words do not belong?
really high school softball soon
someone cherry pie
really
soon
What is the silent letter(s) in the word really?
a
ni _ _ ttim _
gh
e
Tell me why softball is a compound word.
It is a word made up of 2 other words: soft and ball.
Why are ice-skater and fire drill considered compound words?
They are two words that when read together create one new meaning.
_ _ e - _ _ _ _ _ _
You have been given the silent letter. What are the words?
ice-skater
r _ _ lly
ea
What type of compound word is ice-skater?
What type of compound word is high school?
Ice-skater is a hyphenated compound.
High school is an open compound.