What is a Compound Word?

Hi Vienna! A compound word is when you take two smaller words and put them together to make a new word. It’s like making a team of words to create something new and fun!

How Does It Work?

Let me show you step by step:

1. Two Words: Think of any two words that you know. For example, let’s take the words Snow and man.
2. Join Them Together: Now, if we put Snow and man together, we get the new word Snowman.
3. New Meaning: A snowman is a man made out of snow! See how we created a whole new meaning by combining them?

More Examples

Here are some other compound words:

• Tooth + brush = Toothbrush
• Basket + ball = Basketball
• Rain + bow = Rainbow

So, compound words are created when we combine two different words that usually have their own meanings to make one new word with a brand new meaning. Isn’t that cool?

Try It Yourself!

Can you think of two words that you can combine to make a new word? Try it and see what fun new words you can create!