Compound Words Quiz
Grade 1 · English · Quiz
Can you spot compound words and put them together? Test your skills!
Questions
Which word is a compound word?
- quickly
- football
- jumping
- friendly
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Answer: football
Football = foot + ball. Quickly, jumping, and friendly are not made of two complete words.
The compound word 'bedroom' is made from 'bed' + 'room.'
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Answer: True
Bedroom = bed + room — a room where you keep your bed and sleep.
Sun + shine = ___.
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Answer: sunshine
Sun + shine = sunshine — the bright light and warmth from the sun.
Which two words make the compound word 'lunchbox'?
- lunch + box
- lunch + bag
- food + box
- meal + box
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Answer: lunch + box
Lunchbox = lunch + box — a box you put your lunch in.
The word 'beautiful' is a compound word.
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Answer: False
Beautiful is one word — it cannot be split into two meaningful smaller words.
What is the compound word for 'fly' + 'ball'?
- flyball
- ballfly
- airball
- throwball
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Answer: flyball
Fly + ball = flyball — also a dog sport! The two parts join directly.
The compound word 'snowman' is made from 'snow' + ___.
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Answer: man
Snowman = snow + man — a figure in the shape of a person made from snow.
You can often figure out a compound word's meaning from its two parts.
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Answer: True
Compound word parts give clues: toothbrush = brush for teeth; playground = ground to play on.
Which compound word means 'a worm that loves books'?
- storyworm
- bookworm
- readworm
- paperworm
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Answer: bookworm
Bookworm = book + worm — used to describe a person who loves reading books.
Break apart the word 'cupcake' — what are the two parts?
- cup + bake
- cu + pcake
- cup + cake
- cut + cake
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Answer: cup + cake
Cupcake = cup + cake — a small individual cake baked in a cup-shaped mold.
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