A compound word is formed by combining two words to create a new word with a potentially different meaning. The document provides examples of common compound words such as raincoat, doghouse, toothpaste, and football to illustrate that while the individual words provide context, the meaning of the combined word may not be directly related to the definitions of the separate words.

1. A compound word is two words put together to make a new word. Compound Words

2. rain coat + =

3. dog house + =

4. What do they mean? When two words are put together, they make a new word that can have a different meaning. Tooth + paste = toothpaste Paste is a kind of glue, but toothpaste is something that cleans teeth. It doesn’t glue them together.

5. foot ball + =

6. cup cake + =

7. sun shine + =

8. lunch box + =

9. play ground + =

10. bath tub + =

11. tree house + =

12. sail boat + =

13. bed room + =

14. snow man + =