Question

underline the compound word in each sentence. then, draw a line between the two words.

1. rebecca lives on a houseboat.
2. a raindrop hit the white rabbit on the nose.
3. lets go visit the lighthouse.
4. did you hear the doorbell ring?
5. the horses are in the barnyard.
6. i cleaned my bedroom this morning.
7. the snowflakes fell very quickly.

circle the word that matches the definition.

1. to make something bigger

engage enrage enlarge shrink

1. to like one thing more than another

decide buy prefer disagree

1. feeling good about something you did

angry proud confused sad

Explanation:

Identify compound words in sentences

We find the word made of two smaller words in each sentence and split it.

• 20: "houseboat" is made of "house" and "boat".
• 21: "raindrop" is made of "rain" and "drop".
• 22: "lighthouse" is made of "light" and "house".
• 23: "doorbell" is made of "door" and "bell".
• 24: "barnyard" is made of "barn" and "yard".
• 25: "bedroom" is made of "bed" and "room".
• 26: "snowflakes" is made of "snow" and "flakes".

Match definitions to vocabulary words

We analyze the meaning of each definition to choose the correct word.

• 27: "to make something bigger" matches "enlarge" (prefix "en-" means to make, "large" means big).
• 28: "to like one thing more than another" matches "prefer".
• 29: "feeling good about something you did" matches "proud".

Answer:

Question 20

Rebecca lives on a <blank>house|boat</blank>.

Question 21

A <blank>rain|drop</blank> hit the white rabbit on the nose.

Question 22

Let's go visit the <blank>light|house</blank>.

Question 23

Did you hear the <blank>door|bell</blank> ring?

Question 24

The horses are in the <blank>barn|yard</blank>.

Question 25

I cleaned my <blank>bed|room</blank> this morning.

Question 26

The <blank>snow|flakes</blank> fell very quickly.

Question 27

to make something bigger

• engage
• enrage
• enlarge (Correct answer)
• shrink

Question 28

to like one thing more than another

• decide
• buy
• prefer (Correct answer)
• disagree

Question 29

feeling good about something you did

• angry
• proud (Correct answer)
• confused
• sad