Boost Vocabulary Skills with Compound Word Games!

As classroom teachers, developing a rich vocabulary is key to unlocking language proficiency and empowering our students to express themselves confidently. Yet, teaching vocabulary can sometimes seem overwhelming, and students often drift away and disengage during vocabulary lessons.

This year, we invite you to turn to games and challenges as your allies. By infusing your vocabulary lessons with friendly competition, you can capture your students’ interest, enhance engagement, and make learning English an enjoyable experience.

Take the Compound Words A to Z Challenge!

Challenge your word enthusiasts and get them to show off their knowledge of compound words by allowing them to compete in a Compound Words A to Z Challenge! This printable compound word activity encourages students to develop their vocabulary skills by brainstorming and writing a compound word that starts with each letter of the alphabet.

How to Play:

1. Give each student or pair of students an A to Z Challenge worksheet.
2. Read the directions and discuss the challenge, noting how students may modify their responses for the letters X and Z.
3. Set a timer for five minutes and tell students when to begin.
4. The student or student with the most correctly spelled compound words at the end of the time period wins!

Download and Print Your Compound Word Game Today!

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

Even More Compound Word Activities for the Classroom!

Don’t go yet! We’ve got even more printable resources to help you teach your students about compound words. Make sure you check these out before you go!

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