2nd Grade · Grammar & Vocabulary
Build Compound Words
Free printable 2nd Grade grammar & vocabulary worksheet: Build Compound Words. It practices compound words (Common Core L.2.4.D). For ages 7-8. Download the PDF, print it, or fill it in online.
Fill in or color online- Grade
- 2nd Grade
- Subject
- Grammar & Vocabulary
- Skill
- Compound words
- Ages
- 7–8
- Standard
- L.2.4.D
- Format
- A4 PDF · print or fill in online
About this worksheet
“Build Compound Words” is sheet 9 of 22 in our free 2nd Grade Grammar & Vocabulary Worksheets collection, written for children aged 7–8. It focuses on compound words.
In the set it comes after “Making Adverbs with -ly” and before “Prefixes: re- and un-”. Working through them in that order, one sheet a day, builds the skill a step at a time.
What this worksheet practices
L.2.4.D · Common Core English Language Arts · Grade 2
Language · Vocabulary acquisition and use
Children work on working out what unknown words mean from context clues, prefixes, suffixes and root words.
How to use this worksheet
- 1
Hunt for nouns, verbs and adjectives in a favourite book after the sorting sheet.
- 2
Use a children's dictionary with "ABC Order to the Second Letter".
- 3
Make up silly sentences with both meanings of a word such as bat or fly.
