Teaching COMPOUND WORDS

1. WELCOME
BACK TO
MORPHOLO
GY CLASS
The English language
is a work in progress.
Have fun with it.
JONATHAN CULVER

2. I call a cake in pan,
What do you
call a cake in
pan?
PANCAKE.

3. I call a rain with bow,
What do you
call a rain with
bow?
RAINBOW

4. I call a moon in full,
What do you
call a moon in
full?
FULL MOON

5. I call a street with one way,
What do you
call a street
with one way?
ONE-WAY STREET

6. I call a pretty girl, ……...
Who do you
call a pretty
girl ?

7. Compound
Words
Morphology
Class –
Meeting 9
2nd
June 2025
Course Code:
141241
Course Credits: 2
points
Instructor:
Deasy Natalia Lessu, S.Pd.,M.Hum

8. Introduction
○The compound word is very
often found in everyday
English, but not many people
consider its use is important.
○It is commonly combined
words including nouns, verbs,
adjectives and prepositions.

9. Reflective Question:
○What is the importance of
studying Compound Words?

10. Brainstorming
FIRE
+
FLY
=
FIRE-FLY
“What is it?”
FIRE FLY
FIREFLY

11. Its Use in sentences
○The fire flies above my head.
○The fireflies glow in the dark.
S V ADV.
S V ADV.

12. What is the importance of
studying compound
words?
1. To improve vocabulary mastery and the
language comprehension.
2. To understand specific meaning from the two
(or more) combined words.
3. By knowing "compound words“, we
understand how new words are formed and
how the words are used in various contexts.

13. Subtopics:
●Concept of compound words.
●Types of compound words.
Topic:
●Compound words.

14. Indicators of Learning Achievement
1. Students can explain concept of
compound words correctly;
2. Students can classify types of
compound words correctly;
3. Students can use compound words
based on their types in sentences and
texts correctly;

15. Explanation
Definition:
Compound words
are two or more words
combine to form a new
word or a phrase that
acts like a single word
to create new
meaning.
Example:
Pancake (Noun)
Pan (Noun) +
Cake (Noun)
NOUN + NOUN =
NOUN

16. More
Examples:
NOUN + VERB =
VERB
ADJECTIVE + NOUN =
NOUN
Full (Adjective) +
Moon (Noun)
Full Moon (Noun)
Baby (Noun) +
Sit (Verb)
Babysit (Verb)

17. More
Examples:
As Adjective:
NOUN/VERB+ PREP. =
N/V/Adj.
Check (Verb/Noun )
+
In (Preposition)
Check-in (N/A/V)
"Please proceed to
the check-in counter."
As Noun:
I will do the check-in for
our flight."
As Verb:
"I need to check-in for
my flight tomorrow."

18. Adj. + V + Adj
Merry-go-round
Prep. + Prep. + Noun
Up-to-date
Noun + Prep. +
Noun
Mother-in-law

19. The merry-go-round is empty.

20. It’s not a merry-go-round party.

21. TYPES OF
COMPOUND
WORDS
1.Full moon
2.Pancake
3.Merry-go-round
1.Open compound words
(OCW): The compound
words which are separable
(With space)
2.Closed compound words
(CCW): The compound
words which are inseparable.
(Without space).
3.Hyphenated compound
words (HCW): The
compound words which
separates by a hyphen.

22. (Exercise):

23. 1.
Matching these pictures
to make correct
compound words.
+
2.
3.
a.
b.
c.

24. +
Answer:
Melon
Water
Watermelon
(Noun)
(Noun) (Noun)
+
School
(Noun) Bus(Noun)
One
(Adj,) Street(Noun)
School Bus
(Noun)
One-Way Street
(Adjective)

25. Quiz
Child Drive
Hood
Home
Made
Test
Orange Juice
1. Orange Juice
2. Test-Drive / Test drive
3. Fireman
4. Homemade

26. Quiz:
1. Explain in brief the concept of compound words.
2. Give example of each type of compound words and analyze each word.
3. A. Childhood / B. Child’s hood
● This is the city where I spent my ………………__ .
● The …………………. is red.
2. Test-Drive / Test drive
● They ………………… a new car near the office.
● I usually do a ………… before purchasing a new car.
3. Homemade / Home made
● This ………… old me happy.
● A wedding cake is ____________ .

27. Summary:
● Compound words new words
forming by two or more
words: nouns, adjectives, verbs
and adverbs to create new
meaning.
● It has 3 types:
1. Closed compound words
2. Open compound words
3. Hyphenated compound words
● Some forms of
compound word can be
changed based on the
context.
● Example:
1. I eat breakfast every
day.
2. Drinking coffee is my
everyday routine.
Pay attention to change
plural forms in HCW:
Father-in-laws
Fathers-in-law

28. For your futher
learning
References/Learning
Source
Book Title. P52
Buku:
a. McCarthy, A. C. (2002). An Introduction to English
Morphology Words and Their Structure. Edinburg
University Press.
b. Lieber, Rochelle. (2009). Introducing Morphology.
Cambridge University Press.
Video:
a. Compound Words | Examples of compound words -
YouTube
b. Kids Vocabulary - COMPOUND WORDS | Types of
Compound Words | Examples - YouTube

29. Assignment
8:
(Meeting 10)
COLLOCATION
List the compound words based
on their types.
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30. Thank
you
See you again, next
Week!