This presentation shows the topic about compound words and the rules in forming the compound words.
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Compound Words English 4
Learning Competency and Objectives At the end of this lesson, the learners should be able to: Give the meaning of compound words Use the compound words in sentences. Use the compound words to complete sentences.
toothbrush brush tooth + = foot + ball = football star + fish = starfish
What is a compound word? teacher jhean
compound words are formed by joining two different words.
tooth paste foot wear fire man after noon pan cake
mad - very angry desk - a piece of furniture you work or study mess - a dirty or untidy state of things or a place
Mom is Mad It was lunchtime and Mom was mad. Kaye made a mess in a den. The softball was on the TV. The lunchbox is on the rug. The backpack is on the desk. The bat is on the shelf.
What a mess! Mom was mad, “Kaye, put your stuff away.” Kaye started to put her stuff away. Mom was glad to see Kaye clear her den.
Comprehension Check-up What is the title of the story? Who are the characters in the story? Why was Kaye’s mother mad? What did Kaye do to make her mother glad? Give the compound words used in the story.
lunchtime softball lunchbox backpack
Developing Understanding of the Key Idea
Rules in Forming Compound Words closed compound words - written as a single word without spaces or hyphens. examples: toothbrush toothpaste
Rules in Forming Compound Words open compound words – two words are used together but remain separate with a space between them examples: ice cream cell phone
Rules in Forming Compound Words hyphenated compound words – two words are joined together with a hyphen (-) examples: deep-fried warm-blooded
Deepening Understanding of the Key Idea
A butter tooth sun basket rain B coat ball fly flower brush Match the words in column to the words in column B to make compound words.
Answer key c e d b a
What is compound words? What are the rules in forming compound words?
Activity Fill in the blanks with the correct compound word from the word bank.
sunlight, butterfly, backpack, rainbow, snowman The _________ was flying in the garden. We built a ________ in the yard. I need to pack my ________ for school. After the rain, a beautiful ________ appeared in the sky. The ________ shone through the window in the morning.