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Practicing Compound Words Worksheet

A compound word is made up of two words that come together to make one new
word.

Directions: Create a compound word from each pair of words given in the left two
columns. The first one has been done for you.

1. ham burger hamburger

2. after noon

3. with out

4. there fore

5. no where

6. earth quake

7. mean while

8. it self

9.back bone

10. basket ball

11. to day

12. base ball

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