Professional Documents
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d-r-i-f-t-w-o-o-d
F-l-a-s-h-l-i-g-h-t
h-o-m-e-w-o-r-k
brush
Toothbrush
foot
ball
football
play
groun
d
playground
basket
ball
basketball
bed
bedtime
time
hair haircut
cut
Air
playground
air plane
+ = airplane
cow boy
+ = cowboy
gold fish
+ = goldfish
COMPOU
ND
WORDS
Inferring Compound
Words Using Context
Clues
Compound
Words
Compound words or compounds
are words formed by putting two
or more words together to form a
new word with a new meaning.
3 Types of Compound Words
Open Hyphenate
Close d
Compound
Compound Compound
Close
Compound
A B C
someone Time zone Mother-of-pearl
seaplane home port son-in-law
Close Hyphenate
- are words that are Open
Compound
written together as d
one.
Close Compound
Words
basketball sunflower
skateboar moonlight
d
Close Open
Compound Compound
A B C
someone Time zone Mother-of-pearl
seaplane home port son-in-law
Open
Close - are words written Hyphenate
- are words that are Compound
Compound
written together as
with space between
words.
d
one.
Open Compound
Words
peanut Full
butter moon
high hot dog
school
Close Open Hyphenate
Compound Compound d
Compound
Hyphen
A B C (-)
someone Time zone Mother-of-pearl
seaplane home port son-in-law
Open Hyphenated
Close - are compound -Compound
are compound
- are compound Compound
words written with words written with
Compound
words that are space between space between
written together as words. words.
one.
Hyphenated Compound
Words
check-in over-the-
counter
seventy- close-up
two
Direction: Identify the types of the
given compound words. Write OC
if the given compound word is an
example of open compound, CC if
it is a close compound and HC if it
is hyphenated compound.
1. Playground- C
2. Brother-in-law-C H
3. Ice cream- O C
4. Schoolhouse- C C
5. Afternoon- C C
C
Context clues are hints found
within a sentence, paragraph,
or passage that a reader can
use to understand the
meanings of new or
unfamiliar words.
A playground is a
place where children
play.
Children are taught
how to read and
write in a
schoolhouse called a
classroom.
Children are taught
how to read and
write in a
schoolhouse called a
classroom.
Rhiann loves to eat ice
cream during summer for
the dessert gives a
cooling effect.
I like to play games
with my brother-in-
law who is the spouse
of my sister.
The sky was overcast,
rain was expected
because it was cloudy
afternoon.
REME
MBER!
Compound words or compounds are words formed by
putting two or more words together to form a new
!! word
with a new meaning.
Context clues are hints found within a sentence, paragraph, or passage that a reader can
use to understand the meanings of new or unfamiliar words.
Open compound are words that are written with space between words.
Close compound are words that was written as one.
Hyphenated compound words are formed when two separate words are joined together
by a hyphen.
Activity
Time!!
Directions: Find the meaning of the underlined compound word from the rectangular box. Write
your answer in your notebook.
2. My brother’s mother-in-law from Canada has just arrived to visit her daughter.
5. One morning, Jeriel’s name was in the headline of the daily newspaper.
6. The airfield was too small to serve as a landing strip for the sky jet.
7. Brielle has always been hardworking, that is why she submits her project on time.
8. I love the puckered texture of crepe paper which is perfect for gift wrapping.
9. Mr. Fuentes has been working as the editor-in-chief of a leading magazine in the city.
1. Sonia’s father-in-law arrived home late yesterday evening. He is the father of her spouse
Marc.
2. Amarah usually eats her noon meal at the school canteen during lunch break.
3. Driftwood are sometimes useful. These materials can also serve as firewood. 4. Visitors are
entertained by the family at their living room. The lounge is spacious enough for number of
persons.
5. Edison was a trail blazer. He was the first to discover many things which made him a
popular innovator.
6. Her report is up-to-date. This means that it is the latest information about an event.
7. My grandmother is attending the party tonight. She is with other grannies in the
neighborhood.
8. Doctors and nurses are frontline workers. They are the lead personnel in this trying
times of the pandemic.
9. Rhaine is a full-time worker in a factory. Her permanent position demands a lot.
10. Be careful when you are in a marshland. There are some dangerous animals hiding in the
swamp.
Assignme
ntDirections: Read some stories or get
hold of storybooks. Find and list five
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