Form and use compound words
key notes :
| What is a Compound Word? |
A compound word is when we take two smaller words and put them together to make one bigger word! It’s like magic! ✨
| How Do We Make Them? |
It’s easy! Just squish two words together. Let’s look at some examples:
| Word 1 Sun ☀️ Rain 🌧️ Basket 🧺 Foot 🦶 Pop 🍿 | Word 2 Flower 🌸 Bow 🎀 Ball ⚽ Ball 🏀 corn 🌽 |
| The New Compound Words! |
When we combine them, they make a brand new word!
- Sun + Flower = Sunflower 🌻 (A big, yellow flower!)
- Rain + Bow = Rainbow 🌈 (Colors in the sky after it rains!)
- Basket + Ball = Basketball 🏀 (A game with a ball and a basket!)
- Foot + Ball = Football 🏈 (A game played with your feet (mostly)!)
- Pop + Corn = Popcorn 🍿 (A yummy snack!)
| Why Use Compound Words? |
Compound words help us say things in a shorter and easier way! Instead of saying “a ball for playing in a basket,” we can just say “basketball!”
Let’s practice!
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