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Year 3 English · Compound words

Name: ______________________

Date: ____________

1. Which of these is a compound word?
- ☐ (a) rabbit
- ☐ (b) river
- ☐ (c) rainbow
2. Which two words make 'toothbrush'?
- ☐ (a) too + thbrush
- ☐ (b) tooth + brush
- ☐ (c) toot + hbrush
3. sun + flower = ?
- ☐ (a) flowersun
- ☐ (b) sunflower
- ☐ (c) sunfower
4. Which pair joins to make a real compound word?
- ☐ (a) cake + dog
- ☐ (b) cup + run
- ☐ (c) cup + cake
5. What is a 'bedroom'?
- ☐ (a) a room with a bed in it
- ☐ (b) a bed made of rooms
- ☐ (c) a room for baths
6. Join the words: foot + ball. Type the compound word.
7. Join the words: back + pack. Type the compound word.
8. 'Snowman' is made of 'snow' and which other word? Type it.

Answer sheet

1. rainbow — 'Rainbow' is made of 'rain' and 'bow'.
2. tooth + brush — 'Tooth' and 'brush' join to make 'toothbrush'.
3. sunflower — Spell 'sun', then 'flower', with no space: sunflower.
4. cup + cake — 'Cup' + 'cake' makes 'cupcake'.
5. a room with a bed in it — The two parts give the clue: a room with a bed.
6. football — foot + ball = football.
7. backpack — back + pack = backpack.
8. man — snow + man = snowman.