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Open compound words Hyphenated compound words Football Living room Brother-in-law Aircraft First aid Long-term Grandparent Full moon Far-fetched Footpath Real estate So-called Cardboard Coffee table Last-minute Placeholder Hot dog Ear-splitting Airport Post office High-tech Blueberry Cotton candy Mind-blowing Firefly Frying pan Great-grandfather Watermelon High school Warm-up Bedroom Roller coaster High-rise Battleship Washing machine Half-baked It might be a good idea to teach your learners some of the words in this compound words list. Having a few examples could help them to understand how the three types of compounds differ from one another. How are compound words formed? Now that you’ve learned what a compound word is, found out about the three different kinds and read our compound words list, you might be wondering why we even have compounds at all. Similar to many features of English, compound words are created as a result of language change over time. When two words are frequently used together in speech and writing, over time they will be used closer and closer together. Usually, this happens in speech first and then translates to writing, where compounds become recognized as words within their own right. A good example of this would be the closed compound word 'notebook'. Before 'notebook' was a word, we would have used something like “a book to write notes in”. It's likely that this would then have been shortened to an open compound, 'note book'. Words like this would then become hyphenated compound words like note-book, until finally we arrive at the word 'notebook' which we use in the English language today. We can even see how the English language evolves over time by comparing compound words which should be similar in nature. The words 'backyard' and 'backseat' are closed compound words, but the words 'front yard' and 'front seat' are open compound words. Yet they both outline either a specific portion of the yard or the seat position in a vehicle. However, sometimes compounds are formed because of a gap in our language. The word 'football' , forexample, would have been formed out of necessity as the game itself would not have had a name to begin with. This compound is thought to be very literal, as it's a compound of 'foot' and 'ball' from the act of kicking the ball with the foot. A few resources to use when teaching about Compound Words Compound Words Matching Cards Compound Words Activity Compound Words Bingo Build the Compound Word Activity Writing Compound Sentences Activity Teach difficult concepts with ease, with the help of our weekly newsletter... example@example.com I'm in Download 195.93 Kb. Do'stlaringiz bilan baham: 
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