Compound Words for Big Kids! 

As teachers, we know that sometimes kids forget really important skills when they’re out of school for the summer. Very often, we spend a bit of time at the beginning of the year reviewing and reteaching those basic skills that students have forgotten. However, teachers in upper grades often find this difficult due to the fact that the majority of printable resources for a specific concept look like they’re for little kids. No fifth grader wants a worksheet that features cute little ladybugs that they have to color; they want something that matches their maturity level. We’re here to fix that problem with our printable worksheets for big kids…starting with compound words.

Compound Word Worksheets for Upper Grades

This printable resource pack includes a variety of compound word worksheets designed specifically for older students. No cutesy graphics or babyish sentences…these printable compound word worksheets get straight to the point! They provide much-needed practice with compound words without all the fluff and cutesy design that you see so much. We’ve included four worksheets in this resource pack, including the following.

• Compound Word Matching Worksheet – Match compound words to their definitions using words in a word bank
• Complete the Compound Word Sentence – Fill in the sentence with a compound word
• Compound Word Search and Write – Find compound words, write them and use them in sentences.
• Compound Word Blending Worksheet – Identify the word parts in a compound word, write them and combine them to complete the word.

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

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Prefix Worksheet: Im- and Non-

Reinforce students' understanding of im- and non- prefixes with a printable prefix worksheet.

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Google Slides Interactive - Prefixes Activity

Practice adding prefixes to words by identifying, defining, and matching them in context.

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Building Words with Suffixes Sorting Activity

Build words by matching the root word to suffixes, recording the new words on the answer sheet.