Compound Words

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Compound Words

• Dr. Peterson
• California University of PA

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1. Introduce the TopicWhat do you notice about
these words?

• rainbow
• sailboat
• newsletter

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2. Share Examples

• Look in the book provided and find words that are
  compound.
• Volunteers write examples on the board.

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3. Provide InformationCompound Words

• Definition A compound word consists of two or
  more words that together represent one concept.
• Three types
• Open
• Hyphenated
• Closed

• Open
• Single concept but separate words
• e.g., high school, lowest common denominator
• Hyphenated
• Joined by a hyphen when used as an adjective
• e.g., high-performance engine
• Closed
• Combination of two or more elements, originally
  separate words, now spelled as one
• e.g., typesetting, basketball.

We will concentrate on the closed compound words.
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4. Supervise PracticeCompound Words Activity

• Use the words in the word bank.
• With a partner see how many compound words you
  can form.
• Write the compound words in the space provided on
  the sheet.

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Did you form the following compound words?

• Afterthought
• Airline
• Anybody
• Audiovisual
• Billboard
• Blueprint
• Bookcase
• Carport

• Classmate
• Courtroom
• Fireproof
• Horsepower
• Postcard
• Taxpayer
• Weekend

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Create a word poster for one of the compound
words.
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5. Reflect on Learning

• How many types of compound words are there?
• What type did we look at today?
• State one example.