A compound word is made of two smaller words, like sun and shine in sunshine. Each sheet has ten rows of four words, and your child circles the compound word in each row. Building Confidence offers three words in a row, and the other levels four.
What your child will learn
Spot a compound word
Split a compound word into its two parts
Use the two parts to work out the meaning
Common Core standard: L.4.4.B
Worked example
Sunshine is a compound word: sun + shine. Table is one word that cannot be split into two smaller words.
Common mistake
Circling a long word that is not made of two words, such as sandwich.
Helpful hint
A compound word is two small words put together, like sun + shine.