Spelling Patterns — Answer Key
Part A: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1. The orange sunset made the sky glow pink.
Sunset is a compound word made by joining 'sun' and 'set' with no space or hyphen.
2. He hit the baseball over the tall fence.
Baseball joins 'base' and 'ball' into one compound word naming the sport and its ball.
3. We ran to the playground after the last bell.
Playground combines 'play' and 'ground' into one word for an outdoor play area.
4. She wore a yellow raincoat in the rain.
Raincoat joins 'rain' and 'coat' to name a coat you wear in wet weather.
5. I eat cereal for breakfast every morning.
Breakfast is a compound of 'break' and 'fast', meaning to end your overnight fast.
6. A soft snowflake fell on the windowsill last night.
Snowflake combines 'snow' and 'flake' to describe a single piece of falling snow.
7. I read by the light of the moonlight outside.
Moonlight joins 'moon' and 'light' into one compound word for the moon's glow.
8. My new teddybear has soft brown fur.
Teddybear is formed by joining 'teddy' and 'bear' into a single compound word.
9. We roast marshmallows around the campfire at night.
Campfire combines 'camp' and 'fire' into one word for an outdoor fire at a camp.
Part B: Matching
Match each item on the left to the correct answer on the right.
1. Match each item to its correct answer.
sun + set
→ sunset
sunset
base + ball
→ baseball
baseball
play + ground
→ playground
playground
rain + coat
→ raincoat
raincoat
Compound words are written as one word by joining two smaller words that each keep their own meaning.