Source: Scholastic Spelling.


Name _Date __
Word Builders
Compound Words
Two words can join together to make a new word (back + yard = backyard).
Draw lines to match the two words that make each compound word. Write the words you make on the lines.
almost
backyard
grasshopper
homework
popcorn
sidewalk
sunshine
tiptoe

1. side hopper __ grasshopper
2. grass walk __
3. back toe __ sunshine
4. sun corn __
5. tip work __ popcorn
6. pop shine __
7. home yard __
8. What compound word can you make from the words all and most?
Be careful when you spell the new word. __

Answer key

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