Compound Words Quiz

Grade 2 · English · Quiz

Practice identifying and building compound words.

Questions

1. 'Fire' + 'truck' = ___.

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   Answer: firetruck

   'Fire' + 'truck' = 'firetruck' — a truck used to fight fires.

2. Which is a compound word?

   1. jumping
   2. helpful
   3. cupcake
   4. walked
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   Answer: cupcake

   'Cupcake' = 'cup' + 'cake' — two words joined into one.

3. 'Football' is a compound word made from 'foot' and 'ball.'

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   Answer: True

   'Football' is indeed 'foot' + 'ball' — a ball game played with feet (and hands!).

4. 'Sea' + 'shell' = ___.

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   Answer: seashell

   'Sea' + 'shell' = 'seashell' — a shell found at the sea.

5. What two words make up 'bedroom'?

   1. be + droom
   2. bed + room
   3. bedr + oom
   4. b + edroom
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   Answer: bed + room

   'Bedroom' = 'bed' + 'room' — a room with a bed in it.

6. 'Treehouse' is made from 'tree' + 'house.'

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   Answer: True

   'Tree' + 'house' = 'treehouse' — a house built up in a tree.

7. 'Snow' + 'flake' = ___.

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   Answer: snowflake

   'Snow' + 'flake' = 'snowflake' — a tiny flake of snow.

8. Which word is NOT a compound word?

   1. mailbox
   2. sunshine
   3. garden
   4. doorbell
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   Answer: garden

   'Garden' is just one word — it cannot be split into two meaningful smaller words.

9. Compound words always change the meaning of the two small words completely.

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   Answer: False

   Compound words usually keep a connection to both small words — 'sunshine' still relates to 'sun' and 'shine.'

10. 'Book' + 'shelf' = ___.

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    Answer: bookshelf

    'Book' + 'shelf' = 'bookshelf' — a shelf for books.

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