Compound Words

Compound words

Compound words are formed when two or more words are joined together to create a new word that has an entirely new meaning.

These words are formed by either adding a hyphen or just using the two words as a single term. Compound words can be written in three ways:

(1) Open compounds

An open compound word is created in cases when the modifying adjective is used with its noun to create a new noun. They are spelled as two words.

example: ice cream, living room, dinning table .

(2) Closed compounds

Closed compound words are usually made up of only two words. They are joined to form a single word. They are formed when two fully independent, unique words are combined to create a new word.

Example: doorknob, notebook, fireman, bookstore

(3) Hyphenated compounds

Words that use a hyphen in between two words.

Example: Long-term, second-rate, merry-go-round,

More than two words can form a compound (e.g., mother-in-law).

Examples of Compound Words

1st Word 2nd Word Compound Word
Sun glasses Sunglasses
book case bookcase
stair case staircase
Sun Flower Sunflower
Sea Shell seashell
high chair highchair
bed room bedroom
gold fish goldfish
wrist watch wristwatch
rain bow rainbow
butter fly butterfly
wind shield windshield
fire man fireman
star fish starfish
ice cream ice-cream
sauce pan saucepan
coffee maker coffeemaker
egg shell eggshell
earth worm earthworm
air plane Airplane
water melon watermelon
wheel chair wheelchair
Tea spoon Teaspoon
Work sheets worksheets
super star superstar
straw berry strawberry
space ship spaceship
solar system solar system
skate board skate board
rain coat raincoat
news paper newspaper
mid night midnight
light house lighthouse
hot dog hotdog
hand shake handshake
French fries French fries
mail box mailbox
in side inside
basket ball basketball
grand father grandfather
grass hopper grasshopper
moon light moonlight
living room living room
hot dog hot dog
check in check-in
father-in law father-in-law
two fold two-fold
one half one-half
after birth afterbirth
air brush airbrush
back ace back ace
milk shake milkshake
note book notebook
arrow head arrowhead
pop corn popcorn
camp fire campfire
self esteem self-esteem
after noon afternoon
house wife housewife
jelly fish jellyfish
see saw seesaw
home work homework
door knob doorknob
tree house treehouse
scare crow scarecrow
thunder storm thunderstorm
him self himself
no where nowhere
eye ball eyeball
hand shake handshake
bird house birdhouse
cross word crossword
hose pipe hosepipe
motor bike motorbike
wind mill windmill
ear ring earring
cat fish catfish
air craft aircraft
water fall waterfall
lip stick lipstick
fish bowl fishbowl
back bone backbone
snow flakes snowflakes
fire place fireplace
black berry blackberry
flower pot flowerpot
cow boy cowboy
finger nails fingernails
honey moon honeymoon
hair cut haircut
ear muffs earmuffs
sea horse seahorse
suit case suitcase
foot ball football
loud speaker loudspeaker
post man postman
air port airport
your self yourself
flip flop flipflop
grass hopper grasshopper
bean stalk beanstalk
house fly housefly
rattle snake rattle snake
friend ship friendship
silk worm silkworm
honey moon honeymoon
luke warm lukewarm
key board keyboard
jelly beans jellybeans
life guard lifeguard
match box matchbox
pass port passport
jig saw jigsaw
nail cutter nail -cutter
open minded open-minded
story book story book
pony tail pony tail
for ever forever
sweet heart sweetheart
mouth wash mouthwash
arrow head arrowhead
dough nut doughnut
black smith blacksmith
wave length wavelength
up stairs upstairs
water fall waterfall
table cloth tablecloth
volley ball volleyball
sun set sunset
pepper mint peppermint
fire cracker firecracker
back pack backpack
wood pecker woodpecker
post card postcard
house keeper housekeeper
butter milk buttermilk
clock wise clockwise
store room storeroom
down pour downpour
wipe out wipeout
blue print blueprint
brief case briefcase
dragon fly dragonfly
hour glass hourglass
bare foot barefoot
whirl pool whirlpool
knee cap kneecap
step mother stepmother
sky scrapers skyscrapers
black list blacklist
tooth fairy tooth fairy
cave man caveman
pin hole pinhole
nut cracker nutcracker
eye sight eyesight
under graduate undergraduate
car pet carpet
ware house warehouse
back yard backyard
eye lash eyelash
head ace headace
body guard bodyguard
white wash whitewash
what ever whatever
water cooler watercooler
type writer typewriter
town ship township
super market superman
stock room stockroom
some day someday
yog hurt yoghurt
under wear underwear
suit case suitcase
paper soap papersoap
mother hood motherhood
pea nut peanut
lime stone limestone
land mark landmark
grave yard graveyard
for get forget
every time everytime
day time daytime
counter part counterpart
cross breed crossbreed

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