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Year 4

Spelling further compound words

I can spell compound words.

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New
Year 4

Spelling further compound words

I can spell compound words.

Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. A solid compound word has two or more words joined together to make one word.
  2. A hyphenated compound word has a hyphen separating two words.
  3. An open compound word has two words that are separated, but are still behaving as one noun.
  4. A solid compound word is often the clearest way to combine two words to make a compound noun.
  5. How to spell the curriculum words: natural, pressure and strange.

Common misconception

It can be difficult to know when words should be hyphenated and when they should not.

Notice patterns such as vowel sounds and encourage the use of dictionaries to check words pupils are unsure of.

Keywords

  • Noun - a naming word for people, places or things

  • Compound word - two or more words joined together

  • Hyphen - a punctuation mark that can join two or more words to make a compound word.

Use images to help pupils to understand the vocabulary used in this lesson. If pupils do not understand a word, they will struggle to spell it.
Teacher tip

Licence

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6 Questions

Q1.
What is the missing word in the following sentence? 'A __________ is a single sound or beat in a word that contains a vowel sound.'
prefix
suffix
Correct answer: syllable
compound word
Q2.
What is the missing word in the following sentence? 'A __________ is two or more words joined together.'
prefix
suffix
syllable
Correct answer: compound word
Q3.
Match the words with the number of syllables they contain.
Correct Answer:flick,1

1

Correct Answer:trouble,2

2

Correct Answer:everywhere,3

3

Q4.
Match the words that can be joined to make a new compound word.
Correct Answer:star,fish

fish

Correct Answer:sun,flower

flower

Correct Answer:bed,room

room

Correct Answer:water,fall

fall

Q5.
Choose the correct spelling for the word in bold in the following sentence. 'You can play enywear inside the fenced area.'
ennywere
annywere
Correct answer: anywhere
enywhere
Q6.
Choose the correct spelling for the word in bold in the following sentence. 'Is this your shoolace?'
shoelays
Correct answer: shoelace
sheolace
sholace

6 Questions

Q1.
Identify the solid compound words.
ice cream
Correct answer: paintbrush
good-looking
Correct answer: playground
Q2.
Identify the hyphenated compound words.
Correct answer: old-fashioned
science fiction
sunflower
Correct answer: mother-in-law
Q3.
Identify the open compound words.
middle-aged
greenhouse
Correct answer: full moon
Correct answer: living room
Q4.
Choose the correct spelling of the compound word in bold in the following sentence. 'Midle aged people give good advice to younger people.'
midel-aged
midleaged
middleaged
Correct answer: middle-aged
Q5.
Choose the correct spelling of the compound word in bold in the following sentence. 'Take your parcel to the post-ofice.'
postofice
post-office
Correct answer: post office
postoffice
Q6.
Tick the sentences where the words in bold are spelt correctly.
Correct answer: There was a lot of pressure to do well in the test.
There was a lot of presher to do well in the test.
The natral beauty of the lake was astounding.
Correct answer: The natural beauty of the lake was astounding.

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