Compound Words for Kids

Learning Resource Type

Classroom Resource

Subject Area

English Language Arts

Grade(s)

3, 4

Overview

Compound words are longer words made by joining two shorter words, which need to be understood to grow your vocabulary in leaps and bounds. This interactive lesson is a superb tool to understand the concept using numerous examples. How to form, recognize and use compound words and their different types, closed-form, hyphenated form, and open form, concepts will be conquered very easily. This resource offers videos, games, and worksheets to help further understand the concept.

English Language Arts (2021) Grade(s): 3

ELA21.3.8

Apply knowledge of phoneme-grapheme correspondences, multisyllabic word construction, and syllable division principles to decode and encode (spell) words accurately in isolation and in context.

UP:ELA21.3.8

Vocabulary

  • Phoneme-grapheme correspondences
  • Multisyllabic word construction
  • Syllable division principles
  • Decode
  • Encode
  • Isolation
  • In context

Knowledge

Student know:
  • Spoken words can be represented in print by using letter symbols (graphemes) to represent sounds (phonemes).
  • Printed words can be read by saying the sound (phoneme) that is represented by the letter symbols (graphemes).
  • Multisyllabic words contain more than one syllable, and multisyllabic words can be constructed by combining individual syllables.
  • Syllable division is breaking words apart by the syllables.
  • Decode means to read, and encode means to spell.
  • Decoding and encoding in isolation means reading or spelling a single word, while in context refers to these skills within a larger text.

Skills

Students are able to:
  • Read and spell words accurately in isolation and in context based on their knowledge of phoneme-grapheme relationships, multisyllabic word construction, and syllable division principles.

Understanding

Students understand that:
  • To read (decode), they must accurately say the sounds (phonemes) that are represented by the letter symbols (graphemes).
  • To spell (encode), they must accurately represent the letter symbols (graphemes) that correspond to the spoken sounds (phonemes).
  • They can use syllable division principles to accurately decode and encode words.
  • They can use their knowledge of the six syllable types to accurately decode and encode words.
  • They will sometimes use these skills in isolation, and other times in context when reading or writing a longer text.
English Language Arts (2021) Grade(s): 3

ELA21.3.15

Analyze meaningful parts (morphemes) of words and phrases in discussions and/or text.

UP:ELA21.3.15

Vocabulary

  • Analyze
  • Meaningful parts
  • Morphemes
  • Words
  • Phrases

Knowledge

Students know:
  • Morphemes are the smallest unit in a word that carry meaning.
  • Words and phrases can be divided into morphemes to identify the meaning of the word or phrase.

Skills

Students are able to:
  • Identify and analyze morphemes of words and phrases in discussions and/or text.

Understanding

Students understand that:
  • Morphemes are meaningful word parts, and they can help find the meaning of unfamiliar words.
English Language Arts (2021) Grade(s): 4

ELA21.4.3

Apply knowledge of roots, prefixes, and suffixes to decode unfamiliar multisyllabic words.

UP:ELA21.4.3

Vocabulary

  • Roots
  • Suffixes
  • Prefixes
  • Decode
  • Multisyllabic words

Knowledge

Students know:
  • Prefixes are word parts that can be added to the beginning of a word.
  • Suffixes are word parts that can be added at the end of a word.
  • The root word is the base word in which a prefix or suffix can be added.

    Skills

    Students are able to:
    • Decode (read) multisyllabic words using their knowledge of root words, prefixes and suffixes.

    Understanding

    Students understand that:
    • Their knowledge of the different word parts (prefixes, suffixes, and roots) can help them read most multisyllabic words if they divide them apart into smaller units.
    English Language Arts (2021) Grade(s): 4

    ELA21.4.4

    Apply knowledge of roots, prefixes, and suffixes to encode unfamiliar multisyllabic words.

    UP:ELA21.4.4

    Vocabulary

    • Roots
    • Suffixes
    • Prefixes
    • Encode
    • Multisyllabic words

    Knowledge

    Students know:
    • Prefixes are word parts that can be added to the beginning of a word.
    • Suffixes are word parts that can be added at the end of a word.
    • The root word is the base word in which a prefix or suffix can be added.

      Skills

      Students are able to:
      • Encode (write/spell) multisyllabic words using their knowledge of root words, prefixes and suffixes.

      Understanding

      Students understand that:
      • Their knowledge of the different word parts (prefixes, suffixes, and roots) can help them spell most multisyllabic words if they divide them apart into smaller units.

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