Build-A-Word: Compound Words Practice for Class 2  

This interactive Class 2 worksheet helps children explore compound words — two smaller words that combine to form a new one! With matching, MCQs, sorting, and sentence writing, learners sharpen their word formation skills while having fun with everyday vocabulary.

Why Compound Words Matter in Class 2?  

This worksheet helps students:  
1. Identify and form compound words from common root words.  
2. Use compound words in clear, complete sentences.  
3. Strengthen spelling, vocabulary, and word logic.

What’s Inside This Worksheet?  

This worksheet includes five scaffolded activities:

🧠 Exercise 1 – Match the Columns  
Learners pair words like *rain* + *bow* and *book* + *shelf* to create compound words like *rainbow* and *bookshelf* .

✏️ Exercise 2 – Choose the Correct Pair  
Students complete partial compounds by selecting the second word from options like *coat*, *box*, *flower*, and *map* .

🔍 Exercise 3 – Find & Write Compound Pairs  
From a word bank, students extract valid compound pairs like *toothbrush*, *basketball*, *watermelon*, and *catnap* .

📝 Exercise 4 – Rewrite with a Compound Word  
Given split words like “rain and coat,” students rewrite full sentences using proper compound words like “raincoat” .

✍️ Exercise 5 – Sentence Writing  
Students use compound words like *rainbow*, *lunchbox*, and *snowman* to write original sentences .

✅ Answer Key (For Parents & Educators)

Exercise 1 – Match the Following  
1. rain – bow  
2. snow – man  
3. tooth – brush  
4. bed – room  
5. sun – light  
6. foot – ball  
7. milk – shake  
8. fire – place  
9. lunch – box  
10. book – shelf

Exercise 2 – MCQs  
1. light  
2. box  
3. brush  
4. mug  
5. cloth  
6. map  
7. ball  
8. fly

Exercise 3 – Compound Pairs  
toothbrush  
carpet – not a compound in list  
rainbow  
paperbag  
treehouse  
eyelid  
watermelon  
sunshine    
basketball  
(mouse–pen, catnap and book–dog are not compound pairs)

Exercise 4 – Rewritten Sentences  
1. She wore a **raincoat** to school.  
2. I put on **sunscreen** before swimming.  
3. He used a **toothbrush** in the morning.  
4. Can you pass me the **notebook**?  
5. **Grandmother** is baking a cake.  
6. We saw a **firefly** in the garden.  
7. Please hand me the **backpack**.  
8. We had **pancakes** for breakfast.  
9. I used **toothpaste** after lunch.  
10. That is a **football** on the field.

Exercise 5 – Sample Sentences  
1. I saw a **rainbow** after the rain.  
2. I packed my sandwich in the **lunchbox**.  
3. The **snowman** wore a red scarf.  
4. A bee landed on the **sunflower**.  
5. We played in the **sandbox** after school.  
(Answers may vary.)

Let your child build vocabulary one word at a time — or two-in-one! Practice compound words the fun way.  

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