Language Arts Grade Four

Unit Fourteen, Lesson Four: Compound Words

  1. ignite
  2. write
  3. bite
  4. kite
  5. quite
  6. quiet
  7. quit
  8. cowboy
  9. pillow
  10. yellow
  1. protozoa
  2. bacteria
  3. microorganism
  4. microbes
  5. tower
  6. terminal
  7. pollution
  8. breakdown
  9. microscope
  10. decompose
Compound Words

A compound word is made from two or more shorter words. Here are some examples: 


	railroad	outside		motorcycle

	nationwide	homesick	breakfast

	everything	fireplace	livingroom
The following word is not a compound word: 

	carpet

Why is carpet not a compound word? The reason is that the meaning of carpet has nothing to do with the words "car" and "pet."

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