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Welcome to Ms. Brown's Class! Schedule for the week Words Lesson ||= Lesson Continued ||= Breaking down compound words ||= Review and Practice worksheets ||= Compound Words Quiz ||
 * = __Monday__ ||= __Tuesday__ ||= __Wednesday__ ||= __Thursday__ ||= __Friday__ ||
 * = <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">Compound

Below are some worksheets and examples to review before the quiz on Friday.

__Compound Words__

<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;"><span style="background-color: #faf93d; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Definition - A compound word is a word that is made up of two or more smaller words. **Inst****ructions**: Break the words down to two words. Use a '+' sign to separate the two words.
 * 1) <span style="color: #3f099a; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">sunflower =
 * 2) <span style="color: #3f099a; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">earthquake=
 * 3) <span style="color: #3f099a; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">butterfly=
 * 4) <span style="color: #3f099a; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">airport=
 * 5) <span style="color: #3f099a; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">skateboard=
 * 6) <span style="color: #3f099a; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">moonlight=
 * 7) <span style="color: #3f099a; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">footprint=

Once you complete that, come up with a list of five compound words on your own for some extra practice. Example: cheese + cake = cheesecake

Also, visit the site below to play a compound word matching game. Compound Word Matching