Sample Words From List
bookmark
daylight
bookworm
headphones
scrapbook
lightweight
cookbook
sunlight
headlight
downstairs
downtown
downpour
Take a look at the sample words.
What do you notice about these words?
They are all compound words, a word made up of two smaller words.
In most compound words you can put the meanings of the smaller words together to figure out the meaning of the compound word.
What do you think bookcase means?
a case with shelves that holds books
What do you think cookbook means?
a book with recipes that show you how to cook
How might we sort these words?
By the same smaller word to make the compound word - book, light, down, head, and snow.
Let's practice sorting the words. Practice Sort
What do you think headstrong means?
Headstrong does not mean having a strong head. Here head is meaning your will, so it means strong willed.