Compound words

A Short powerpoint presentation about compound words, its types importance and its examples. Made by a student and for educational purposes only.

1. Compound Words

2. Compound Words Compound words are made by joining two or more words; the combination creates a new word. They can be formed using two nouns, two non-nouns, or a noun and non-noun, e.g. sunrise. It is important to note that the words do not always keep their original meaning.

3. Compound Words Compound words are often confused with blended words, also known as portmanteaus, but the two are very different. In compound words, each individual word remains unchanged. However, in portmanteaus, or blended words, only parts of each word are used. For example, the word internet is a portmanteau; it’s a combination of the words interconnected and network. If it were a compound word, it would be something like interconnected-network, with both words remaining whole and uncut.

4. Compound Words There are 3 types of compound words -Open compound words -Closed compound words - hyphenated compound words

5. Compound Words Open compound words have spaces in between the words, which can make them hard to identify. But despite how they look, open compound words always act like single words. They always appear together, in the same order, and they each have their own unique meanings.

6. Compound Words Compared to open compound words, closed compound words are much easier to remember and to use. There are no spaces between the words, so closed compound words both look and act like individual words.

7. Compound Words Last are hyphenated compound words , which have hyphens between the words. These can be tricky to spell if you’re unsure whether there’s a hyphen or a space, so it’s best to familiarize yourself with a compound word list to help you learn the individual spellings.

8. Compound Words Examples of compound words

9. Compound Words https://www.grammarly.com/blog/open-and-closed-compound-words/ https://www.playosmo.com/kids-learning/compound-words-for-kids/

10. Importance Compound words can help build a student's confidence in spelling long words and improve their vocabulary. In most of the exercises , the compound words have one word that is a list word. Knowing how to spell part of the compound word helps a student learn the longer and more complex words , and builds their confidence. Compound Words