A compound word is made by combining two separate words to create a new word with its own meaning. For example, "moonlight" is made up of "moon" and "light", and together they mean the light of the moon. Other examples provided are "sunflower", "baseball", "seahorse", and "popcorn". Students are asked to identify the individual words that make up sample compound words and to think of compound words they use themselves.

1. Compound Words
Ms. Wertz
First grade English

2. Learning Goal
• We will learn what a compound word is and
how to make compound words.
• You will then get to practice using compound
words and thinking of some of your own.

3. What is a Compound Word?
• A compound word is made of two words. Each
word can stand all by itself with its own
meaning.
• When the two words are put together, the
compound word has a new meaning.

4. Example
• Moonlight= Moon + Light
• When we put moon and light together they
made the word moonlight!

5. Sun + Flower =
Sunflower

6. Base + Ball =
Baseball

7. Sea + Horse =
Seahorse

8. Pop + Corn =
Popcorn

9. Practice
• Can you tell me what words make up the
compound word?
Firefly Snowman
Peppermint Pancake
Everything Touchdown

10. What do you think?
• Can you think of any compound words that
you use?