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What is a Compound Word Definition and Examples Twinkl

Closed compound words
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
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