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Compound Words. Grade Three Al Bashair Private School. Can you tell what words form each of the underlined words below?. I saw a nice bird in the birdhouse outside. + = birdhouse. bird. house. I love to play basketball .
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Compound Words Grade Three Al Bashair Private School
Can you tell what words form each of the underlined words below? • I saw a nice bird in the birdhouse outside. + = birdhouse bird house
I love to play basketball. + = basketball basket ball
My dad is reading the newspaper. + = newspaper news paper
Rule: When two words are joined together and make one word with a new meaning it is called a compound word. • Examples:- paint + brush = paintbrush
sea + shell = • fire + place = • bath + tub = seashell fireplace bathtub
popcorn • pop + corn = • flash + light = • up + stairs = • rain + coat = flashlight upstairs raincoat