Compound Words and VCCV Patterns Quiz

What is a compound word?

• A word made up of two or more smaller words

• A long word with many letters

• A word that rhymes with another word

• A word that is difficult to spell

Which of the following is a compound word?

• Butterfly

• Run

• Chair

• Apple

What two words make up the compound word “sunflower”?

• Sun + tower

• Sun + flower

• Sun + power

• Sun + lower

Which of these is NOT a compound word?

• Baseball

• Playground

• Happy

• Raincoat

What two words make up the compound word “firefly”?

• Fire + fly

• Fire + light

• Fire + sky

• Fire + wind

Which sentence uses a compound word correctly?

• I love to eat a hotdog at the park.

• My backpack is full of books.

• I saw a butter fly in the garden.

• We built a snow man after school.

Which compound word means “a place where mail is sent and received”?

• Postcard

• Mailbox

• Postman

• Post office

What is the correct way to split the compound word “notebook”?

• Note + book

• No + tebook

• Not + ebook

• Noteb + ook

Which of these is a real compound word?

• Blue + berry = Blueberry

• Rain + hat = Rainhat

• School + door = Schooldoor

• Sand + wind = Sandwind

Which compound word describes something used to tell time?

• Waterfall

• Clocktower

• Butterfly

• Raincoat