Compound words

A compound word is a word made up of twowords that are joined together.

Example: sand + paper = sandpaper

paint + brush = paintbrush

Think of a compound word that starts with the

following:hand tea sea

Definition

Can you think of any examples of where two words merge to form a new word?

Any more?

Activity

Spot the compound word

Compound words can start and end with any word

day + break = daybreak break + fast = breakfast

Can you link the words in the activity

Round robin exercise

ABC of compound words

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