This medium sheet pushes second graders to think about meaning, not just spelling. Part A's nine fill-in-the-blank questions explain compounds in context, like 'a sunflower is a flower that faces the ___' and 'a doghouse is a small house for a ___'. Part B matches compound words such as sunflower, raincoat, mailbox, and sandbox to plain-language meanings like 'a box for letters' or 'a coat for rain'.
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Compound Words
Part A: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1. A 'sunflower' is a flower that faces the sun.
2. A 'raincoat' is a coat you wear in the rain.
3. A 'doghouse' is a small house for a dog.
4. A 'starfish' is shaped like a star.
5. A 'mailbox' is a box for holding mail.
6. 'Goldfish' tells us the fish is the color gold.
7. A 'sandbox' is a box filled with sand.
8. A 'pancake' is a flat cake cooked in a pan.
9. 'Birdhouse' means a small house for a bird.
Part B: Matching
Match each item on the left to the correct answer on the right.
1. Match each item to its correct answer.
sunflower
→ a flower facing the sun
a box for letters
raincoat
→ a coat for rain
a coat for rain
mailbox
→ a box for letters
a box of sand
sandbox
→ a box of sand
a flower facing the sun
Compound Words
★ Part A: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1) A 'sunflower' is a flower that faces the sun.
2) A 'raincoat' is a coat you wear in the rain.
3) A 'doghouse' is a small house for a dog.
4) A 'starfish' is shaped like a star.
5) A 'mailbox' is a box for holding mail.
6) 'Goldfish' tells us the fish is the color gold.
7) A 'sandbox' is a box filled with sand.
8) A 'pancake' is a flat cake cooked in a pan.
9) 'Birdhouse' means a small house for a bird.
★ Part B: Matching
Match each item on the left to the correct answer on the right.
1) Match each item to its correct answer.
sunflower
→ a flower facing the sun
a box for letters
raincoat
→ a coat for rain
a coat for rain
mailbox
→ a box for letters
a box of sand
sandbox
→ a box of sand
a flower facing the sun
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