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Grammarly

Grammarly Blog: Compound Words

For Students 9th - 10th
This Grammarly Handbook resource provides information about how to interpret the meanings of compound words and how to use them correctly in writing. Examples are provided with different types of compound words: open compound words,...
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Love To Know Media

Your Dictionary: Fun Exercises for Compound Words

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
This article focuses on exercises for teaching compound words including compound word exercises, a list of root words to create many different compound words, links to compound word games, and interactive online games.
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Get It Write

Get It Write: Compound Words: When to Hyphenate

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the three kinds of compound words, closed compounds, hyphenated compounds, and open compounds. This tutorial offers an easy way to figure out when to hyphenate compound words if you cannot find the compound in the dictionary....
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Grammarly

Grammarly Blog: Closed Compound Words

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This page explains closed compound words, one word compounds formed by two words, and provides examples.
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Compound Words

For Students 9th - 10th
This slideshow lesson focuses on compound words; it defines the term, provides a list of examples of both hyphenated and non-hyphenated compound words, explains the rules for when to hyphenate them, and provides examples. It also...
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Grammarly

Grammarly Blog: Open Compound Words

For Students 9th - 10th
An explanation and examples of open compound words.
Unit Plan
Education Development Center

Tune in to Learning: What Makes a Compound Word?

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Discover how to break down compound words when you check out this informative site. Feedback is offered throughout this interactive lesson.
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Capital Community College Foundation

Guide to Grammar and Writing: Compound Words

For Students 9th - 10th
Check out this extensive website focused on compound words. Find out how they are used in writing. Don't miss out on this informative site.
Interactive
ABCya

Ab Cya: Slimezilla vs. the Compound Words

For Students 2nd - 4th Standards
Use your knowledge of compound words to defeat the evil Slimezilla! In this game, kids will practice combining individual words into compound words, in order to form the only hero that can save the day... and win the game!
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Compound Words

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
In this lesson the students will be introduced to compound words through the use of a multimedia presentation. Students will then form compound words through the use of teacher-made puzzles. Finally, the students will participate in a...
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Vocabulary Spelling City

Vocabulary Spelling City: Compound Words

For Students 1st - 5th Standards
This site offers lists of compound words (or teachers can import their own lists), student assistance to learn the words, and a spelling test to assess their learning. It also provides printable lists and worksheets.
Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Compound Words

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
Students will listen to the story Once There Was A Bull (frog) and identify the compound words in the story, then work with a partner to think of additional examples of compound words.
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Grammarly

Grammarly Blog: Hyphenated Compound Words

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
An explanation and examples of hyphenated compound words.
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Florida Center for Reading Research

Florida Center for Reading Research: Compound Word Puzzle

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Learners will form compound words by putting puzzles together.
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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Overview of Compound Words

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This resource has two sections: Overview of Contractions, and video demonstration. It provides downloads of the following: lesson plan, lesson materials, word list, and video transcript.
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Love To Know Media

Your Dictionary: Lesson on Teaching Compound Words

For Teachers 2nd Standards
This lesson focuses on teaching compound words and is specifically designed for second grade; however, it could be adjusted for other grades.
Interactive
Courseware Solutions

Wordville: Compound Words

For Students 1st - 5th Standards
This interactive language arts skill-building site provides a fun activity for creating compound words. Challenge student understanding of compound words and engage in the creation of compound words.
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History is Fun

Jan Brett: Compound Words

For Students 2nd - 5th Standards
This short online exercise challenges students to select the correct compound word.
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Other

Ki Co4 School English: Compound Words

For Students 1st - 5th Standards
This is a self-scoring matching game in which pairs of words are matched to form compound words.
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Quia

Quia: Compound Words

For Students 1st - 5th Standards
This site offers three focusing on compound words: Flashcards, one side with base word, other side with a word to form compound: Matching, match pairs of words to form compound words; and Concentration, matching pairs of words to form...
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Other

Ez School: Common Compound Words: Elephant Crossing

For Students 1st - 5th Standards
In this game, students read a clue and select two words that form a compound word fitting the clue. If they are correct, two elephants push the two words together to form the compound word. There are 10 sets of 20 questions each.
Interactive
Quia

Quia: Compound Words

For Students 1st - 5th Standards
This Java matching game has students match pairs of words that form correct compound words by clicking on the two words consecutively. Java is required.
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Compound Words

For Teachers 1st - 3rd Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart allows for students to practice making compound words independently. They combine words from a list to make compound words that match the given pictures. This is a great activity for...
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Compound Words

For Teachers 1st - 3rd Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart is an introduction to compound words and practice activities for students to apply knowledge of compound words.

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