COMPOUND NOUNS (or compound words as they are commonly known)
Compound nouns are words that are made up of two separate words, that when put
together, hold a completely different meaning than the two words it is made up of.
Here are some examples:
Look at the pictures
can you tell what words they represent and what words they make?
Compound nouns are words that are made up of two separate words, that when put
together, hold a completely different meaning than the two words it is made up of.
Here are some examples:
Look at the pictures
can you tell what words they represent and what words they make?
Thats right!
A bean + a bag = a beanbag!
To scare + a crow = a scarecrow!
The Sun + a flower = a sunflower!
As you can see from the words and pictures, the words/pictures that make up the two parts
have completely different meanings than the end word/picture.
Watch the video for a quick summary and a few more compound words!
A bean + a bag = a beanbag!
To scare + a crow = a scarecrow!
The Sun + a flower = a sunflower!
As you can see from the words and pictures, the words/pictures that make up the two parts
have completely different meanings than the end word/picture.
Watch the video for a quick summary and a few more compound words!
Now lets try make some compound words of our own!
Compound Nouns
Making compound words
- Basket
+
Ball- Basketball
- Basket with balls
- Basketball
- BOOK
+
SHELF- Books that act like a shelf
- bookshelf
- Books that act like a shelf
- MAIL
+
BOX- Manbox
- Mailbox
- Manbox
- FIRE
+
Man- Fireman
- manfire
- Fireman
- Tree
+
House- Treehouse
- housetree
- Treehouse
- SEA
+
HORSE- Horse in the sea
- seahorse
- Horse in the sea
- LADY
+
BUG- Lady bugging someone
- Ladybug
- Lady bugging someone
Can you think of 10 more compound nouns?
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Share them with us in the forum below!
Ready to get collective with collective nouns?
I thought so, click here!