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Curated OER
Compound Words Home Spelling 23
In this recognizing open, closed, and hyphenated compound words activity, 6th graders read the words and write them using cursive writing. Students write 20 words.
Curated OER
Total English Advanced: Make a Compound Word!
In this compound words practice worksheet, students examine the 10 sentences that are missing part of a compound word. Students fill in the blanks with the appropriate words from the word bank.
Curated OER
Compound Nouns
In these compound nouns worksheets, students read the sentences and then circle the compound noun within each sentence. Students complete 30 sentences.
Curated OER
ESOL Interpersonal Communication
Students examine vocabulary words pertaining to the physical and personal characteristics of self, family, and others. They pronounce the vocabulary words and determine comparative adjectives for the words that are polite. They write...
Grammarly
Grammarly Blog: Hyphenated Compound Words
An explanation and examples of hyphenated compound words.
Get It Write
Get It Write: Compound Words: When to Hyphenate
Learn about the three kinds of compound words, closed compounds, hyphenated compounds, and open compounds. This tutorial offers an easy way to figure out when to hyphenate compound words if you cannot find the compound in the dictionary....
Grammarly
Grammarly Blog: Compound Words
This Grammarly Handbook resource provides information about how to interpret the meanings of compound words and how to use them correctly in writing. Examples are provided with different types of compound words: open compound words,...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Compound Words
This slideshow lesson focuses on compound words; it defines the term, provides a list of examples of both hyphenated and non-hyphenated compound words, explains the rules for when to hyphenate them, and provides examples. It also...
Capital Community College Foundation
Guide to Grammar and Writing: Compound Words
Check out this extensive website focused on compound words. Find out how they are used in writing. Don't miss out on this informative site.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Hyphenation Conventions
This video [0:48) discusses how hyphens indicate specific nouns from compound words. Without them, they could refer to completely different things! Know when and how to use them.
Capital Community College Foundation
Guide to Grammar and Writing: Exercise in Compound Nouns and Modifiers
An interactive exercise consisting of a paragraph with forty uses of compound nouns and modifiers. Students decide if each compound is written correctly or incorrectly.
Capital Community College Foundation
Guide to Grammar and Writing: Hyphens
This site provides information on various uses for the hyphen with an emphasis on dividing words at the end of a line. For additional information, click on the link "Compound Words."
Online Writing Lab at Purdue University
Purdue University Owl: Using Hyphens
Do you know when to use hyphens? Here's a resource that lists when to use hyphens in adjectives, in compound numbers, after prefixes, and in between line breaks with examples of each.