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Grade 3 Spelling Worksheet
Join the two words. Write the compound word.
sand + box =
tooth + brush =
foot + ball =
race + track =
moon + light =
life + guard =
bird + house =
fire + fly =
after + noon =
under + stand =
rattle + snake =
horse + shoe =
A compound word is made by joining two small words into one new word, such as sun and flower becoming sunflower. The two parts keep their spelling, so compound words are a good way to practise spelling long words one piece at a time, and knowing the parts often helps a child work out what a new word means. On this worksheet your child sees two small words with a plus sign between them and writes the whole word on the line, with no space and no hyphen.
Building Confidence uses very common pairs such as rainbow and popcorn, On Level uses words such as waterfall and playground, and Challenge Me uses longer words such as thunderstorm and newspaper. Ask your child to say each part and then the whole word.
Common Core standard: L.2.4.D, L.3.2.F
sun + flower = sunflower. Keep both words whole and write them with no space.
Leaving a space or a hyphen between the two parts, or changing the spelling of one part.
Write the first word, then the second word right next to it.
Leaving a space or a hyphen between the two parts, or changing the spelling of one part.
Write the first word, then the second word right next to it.
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Similar: Syllable Types · Dividing Words Into Syllables
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