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Mr. Cristian O. Huelgas
MATHEMATICS
FIREMAN
HOUSEWIFE
MOTEL
+in + =
MOTHER-IN-LAW
FACEBOOK
COMPOUND
AND BLENDED
WORDS
COMPOUND
WORDS
are words formed when two or
more words are put together to
form a new word with a new
meaning.
• candlelight
•forehead
•football
•mother-in-law
•ice cream
BLENDED
WORDS
are words formed by mixing
two existing words to form a
new word.
•emoticon (emotion + icon)
•sitcom (situation + comedy)
•telegenic (television + photogenic)
•workaholic (work + alcoholic)
•frenemy (friend + enemy)
COMPOUND WORDS
1. Closed compounds
2. Open compounds
3. Hyphenated compounds
1. CLOSED COMPOUNDS
• rainbow
• something
• pancake
• snowman
2. OPEN COMPOUNDS
• remote control
• root beer
• roller coaster
• vacuum cleaner
3. HYPHENATED COMPOUNDS
• long-term
• mother-in-law
• changing-room
• laughing-gas
Compound
Words
•Closed
•Open
•Hyphenated
BlendedWords
BLENDED WORDS
1. Hi-tech
2. camcorder
3. smog
4. medicare
5. brunch
6. urinalysis
7. breathalyzer
8. flirtationship
9. staycation
10.vlog
Forest
Write two sets of sentences using the
separate words of compound words.
After that, use also the compound
word in a sentence.
Example:
HOTDOG
-It is so hot in here.
-The dog pee on my shoe.
-I ate the hotdog in just one bite.
Formative Test

Compound and Blended Words