The Basics
when two words are combined to make a new word
compound word
Two words put together to make a new word
What is a compound word
A place for birds to live
What is a birdhouse?
Bullfrog
What is a closed compound word?
Rewrite "the farm has forty acres" as a compound word.
What is "forty-acre farm"?
Birdhouse, lighthouse, and bookshelf
What is examples of compound words.
Words formed when two fully independent, unique words are combined to create a new word
What are closed compound words?
A tower vontaining a beacon light to warn or guide ships at sea.
What is a lighthouse?
Father-in-law
What is a hyphenated compound word?
Rewrite "the worker is full time" as a hyphenated compound word.
What is "full time worker"?
What combining two words does to the definition.
What is changing the meaning?
Words formed when two words remain separate on the page but are used together to create a new idea with a specific meaning
What are open compound words?
A person who delivers and collects letters and packages.
What is a mailman?
Basketball
What is a closed compound word?
Rewrite "the business is family run" as a hyphenated compound word
What is "family-run business"?
A way to recognize compound words
What is having a large knowledge of individual words.
Words formed when two separate words are joined together by a hyphen.
What are hyphenated compound words?
A cold drink made of milk and ice cream whisked until blended.
What is a milkshake?
One-half
What is a hyphenated compound word?
Rewrite "the actor is the highlest paid" as a hyphenated compound word
What is "a highest-paid actor"?
The three types of compound words.
What is closed-form, open-form, and hyphenated ?
The common use of hyphenated compound words.
What are adjectives?
A sudden shaking of the ground as a result of movements within the earth's crust.
What is an earthquake?
Ice cream
What is an open compound word?
Rewrite "the housing on campus are dorms" as a hyphenated compound word
What is "the dorms are on-campus housing"?