1st SECONDARY GRADE ENGLISH STUDY WORKSHEET

“COMPOUND WORDS”
UNIDAD 1: Jobs.

OBJETIVO DE LA CLASE: Identificar, utilizar y describir vocabulario conceptual

relacionado a trabajos y ocupaciones a través de palabras compuestas.

Name:_____________________ Grade:_______ Date:

______________________

I. Read the next text about a postman and a postman’s breakfast and highlight or
underline the compound words from this story.

“A postman’s breakfast”

“The postman was getting ready for breakfast. He was

expecting a houseguest any minute. Just as he began
heating up the fry pan for pancakes, the doorbell rang.
He took the fry pan off the stove and went to answer the
door. As he opened the door, the sunshine spilled in
through the doorway and reflected brightly on the brass
bathroom doorknob.”
“Welcome!”, he said to the bricklayer, Mike.
“I’m glad you could come by for breakfast.” The postman opened the door wide.
“Come in and have a seat,” he said. The postman went to his cupboard and pulled
out a tablecloth. He spread the tablecloth on the table and set out his teapot
beside a large vase of sunflowers. The postman and the bricklayer sat down and
had a delicious breakfast together. Afterwards they met up with Frank, the fireman
and headed to their workplaces.”

I.I. Create a list of all the single words used in making the compound words in
the story.
II. Put the two smaller words together to make a compound word properly, then
create a sentence with the compound word in the proper context.

a) sun + shine = ______________________

Sentence:
___________________________________________________________

b) base + ball = ______________________

Sentence:
___________________________________________________________

c) butter + fly = ______________________

Sentence:
___________________________________________________________

III. Join each word on LIST A to a word on LIST B to make a compound word and
write out the new words.

LIST – A LIST – B COMPOUND WORDS:

a) wind room a) ___________________

b) straw ring b) ___________________

c) mush berries c) ___________________

d) handle screen d) ___________________

e) ear bars e) ___________________

IV. Find the proper compound word from the exercise III and write them in the
next meanings or statements properly.

a) A vegetable = ______________________

b) A fruit = ______________________

c) Something you would find on a car = ______________________

d) Something you would find on a bike = ______________________

e) An item of jewellery = _____________________