Identify the two words that make up each compound word, then match it to its meaning.
1.Word Bank
baseball(noun)a bat and ball game
cupcake(noun)a small cake for one person
homework(noun)school work done at home
butterfly(noun)an insect with colorful wings
bedroom(noun)a room for sleeping
backpack(noun)a bag worn on the back
sometimes(noun)on some occasions
weekend(noun)Saturday and Sunday
snowman(noun)a figure made of snow
waterfall(noun)water falling from a high place
firefighter(noun)a person who puts out fires
airplane(noun)a flying vehicle
2.Which two words combine to make "baseball"?
A.back + pack
B.sun + flower
C.base + ball
D.every + thing
3.cup + cake = ?
A.cupcake
B.backpack
C.fishbowl
D.weekend
4.What does the compound word "homework" mean?
A.an insect with colorful wings
B.school work done at home
C.a person who puts out fires
D.a small cake for one person
5.Which two words combine to make "butterfly"?
A.base + ball
B.fish + bowl
C.butter + fly
D.tooth + brush
6.bed + room = ?
A.backpack
B.cupcake
C.homework
D.bedroom
7.What does the compound word "backpack" mean?
A.a bag worn on the back
B.a small cake for one person
C.an insect with colorful wings
D.a room for sleeping
8.Which two words combine to make "sometimes"?
A.home + work
B.foot + ball
C.some + times
D.air + plane
9.week + end = ?
A.homework
B.bedroom
C.sometimes
D.weekend
10.What does the compound word "snowman" mean?
A.a bat and ball game
B.a ball game or the ball used
C.an insect with colorful wings
D.a figure made of snow
11.Which two words combine to make "waterfall"?
A.every + thing
B.water + fall
C.home + work
D.base + ball
12.fire + fighter = ?
A.firefighter
B.bedroom
C.snowman
D.sometimes
13.What does the compound word "airplane" mean?
A.a bat and ball game
B.colorful arc in the sky after rain
C.school work done at home
D.a flying vehicle
Standards: RF.2.3d