English

1. All about Compound
Words

2. Compound Words
• A compound word is made up of two
words. Each word is able to stand by
itself with its own meaning. The
compound word creates a new meaning.
example:
sawdust = saw + dust

3. beach + ball =
beachball

4. pan + cake =
pancake

5. water + fall =
waterfall

6. snow + man =
snowman

7. Butter + fly =
butterfly

8. Practice
• What two words make up the compound
word?
• downstairs mailbox
• flashlight doghouse
• bookcase dragonfly

9. Abstract, Concrete,
and
Non-Count Nouns
What’s the difference?

10. An Abstract Noun
Nouns name people, places, and
things.
One class of nouns is abstract.
Your five senses cannot detect
them.
– You cannot see them.
– You cannot hear them.
– You cannot smell them.
– You cannot taste them.
– You cannot touch them.

11. Example:
When Farley dove into the water to save
April, his bravery amazed the Patterson
family.
Bravery, one of the nouns in this sentence,
is an abstract noun. You can see Farley,
the water, and the family. You cannot see
bravery itself.
It has no color, size, shape, sound, odor,
flavor or texture.
Any noun that escapes your five senses is
an abstract noun.

12. Concrete Nouns
Many nouns are concrete, not
abstract.
Concrete nouns register on your
five senses.
– You can see them.
– You can hear them.
– You can smell them.
– You can taste them.
– You can touch them.

13. Example:
John cuddled the English sheepdog
puppy under his warm jacket.
Puppy is an example of a concrete noun.
You can see a puppy, stroke its fur,
smell its breath, and listen to it whine.
You can even taste the puppy if you
don’t mind pulling dog hair off your
tongue.
Because a puppy will register on all five
senses, puppy is a concrete noun.