At the end of the lesson students are expected to 

• Define an compound word;

• identify compound words;

• combine different nouns to form compound words;

• give examples of compound words.

At the end of the lesson students are expected to 

• Define an compound word;

• identify compound words;

• give examples of compound words.

A compound word is formed when two words are joined to make a new word. 

Kinds of compound words:

• open

• closed

• hyphenated

CLOSED COMPOUND WORDS

• Closed compound words are the most recognizable of the three types.  These words are created when other smaller words come together to form a new larger word.

For example:

waistcoat railroad postbox

sunflower breakfast

OPEN COMPOUND WORDS

• Open compound words are slightly different because they still appear as two words separated by a space.  Although open compound words are separated by a space, they are recognized as one word because they form a new meaning.

Examples:

living room full moon real estate

ice cream hot dog house party

HYPHENATED COMPOUND WORDS

• written with hyphen between words

Examples

cross-examine cold-shoulder

double-check bottle-feed

dry-clean blow-dry

fast-track spoon-feed

fast-forward spot-check