Find and Spell Compound Words With Teach Starter!

It’s time to bust out those crayons and pencils and help your students develop their vocabulary skills with brand-new printable compound word worksheets from Teach Starter! This year, we’re excited to help you grow your year 2 readers, writers, and speakers with new and engaging vocabulary activities surrounding compound words.

Compound Words for Year 2 – Search and Find

This printable compound word activity pack is the perfect way to give your students time to be creative while learning to combine words. Using these worksheets, students will identify the compound words represented by images on the worksheet. From there, they will need to colour the compound words and then spell them correctly on the lines. 

We have included a variety of compound words in the printable worksheet pack. It includes three worksheets that are perfect for students in Year 2. An answer key is included for easy grading.

Easily Download & Print Your Compound Word Worksheets!

Use the dropdown icon on the Download button to choose between the PDF or Google Slides version of this resource. 

This resource was created by Lindsey Phillips, a teacher and Teach Starter Collaborator.

Even More Ways to Mash Up Words in the Classroom

Don’t stop there! We have even more ways to make teaching compound words more fun! Make sure you check out these printable compound word activities before you go.

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Mini-Compound Word Anchor Charts - Vocabulary Display

Give your students a visual reminder of the meanings and parts of compound words with a printable set of miniature compound word anchor charts.

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Compound Words Crossword Puzzle Pack

Boost vocabulary skills with a pack of printable Compound Word Crossword Puzzles!

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Compound Words - Word Mats

Introduce your students to a variety of new compound nouns with a pack of levelled Compound Word Mats.