Why do 4th graders still practice compound words?

Long compound words like thunderstorms, grassland and brainstorm show up often in 4th grade reading. Splitting a long word into two known words is a quick way to read it and guess its meaning, and the meaning and clue pages practice that step on its own.

In what order should my child use these sheets?

Start with Circle the Compound Words in Each Sentence, then the snow day story. Next, join words on the Join Two Words page and the word webs. Finish with the meaning page and the clue page, which ask your child to explain words and build them from their parts.

Is there an answer key for each worksheet?

Yes. All 6 compound words sheets have an answer key. Pages where your child writes sentences or meanings show sample answers, since wording can vary.

4th Grade Prefixes & Suffixes Worksheets

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A compound word is two smaller words joined to make one new word, as in sun + flower = sunflower. These compound words worksheets for 4th grade hold 6 sheets, each with an answer key. Children circle compound words like flashlight and woodpecker in 12 sentences, underline 14 compound words in a snow day story and sort them by whether the parts tell the meaning, and join words from two boxes to make watermelon, rainbow and toothpaste. Other pages build word webs around sun, water, foot and snow, write meanings for words like sunburn and homework from their parts, and turn 10 clues, such as a box for your mail, into compound words.

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A compound word is two smaller words joined into one new word, like foot + print = footprint. In many compound words, like raincoat and mailbox, the parts tell the meaning. In others, like pineapple and butterfly, the new word means something the parts do not say.

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