Compound Nouns Identification

Classification

Application A compound noun is …

Essential Learning Questions

  What is the function of a compound noun?

  How do I classify the types of compound nouns?

  How do I apply compound nouns to my reading & writing?

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.K.1.B Use frequently occurring nouns and verbs.

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.2.4.D Use knowledge of the meaning of individual words to predict the meaning of compound words (e.g., birdhouse, lighthouse, housefly; bookshelf, notebook, bookmark).

Definition of Compound Noun

  A compound word is formed by putting two words together to make a new word. The new word also has a new meaning.

Classification of Compound Nouns

  Closed - the two words are together with no space

Example: basketball

  Open – there is a space between the two words

Example: police officer

  Hyphenated ( - ) – there is a hyphen/dash between the two words

Example: twenty-one

Closed Compound Nouns

  A closed compound noun is formed when the there is no space between the two words.

Example:

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Open Compound Nouns   Open compound nouns have a space between the words but when

they are read together form a new meaning.

Examples:

  police officer science fiction peanut butter

  full moon North America swimming pool

  ice cream coffee mug bus driver

  post office living room web page

  root word candy cane Christmas tree

  cell membrane high school vice president

  video game voice mail hot dog

Hyphenated Compound

Nouns   Hyphenated compound words are connected by a hyphen.

A hyphen looks like this

Examples:

  one-half eighty-six mother-in-law

  sister-in-law over-the-counter

  full-time great-grandmother

  fourteen-year-old x-ray warm-up

  merry-go-round

Review

http://www.quia.com/mc/260183.html

http://mrnussbaum.com/nouns/compound/

http://www.ezschool.com/Games/CompoundWords.html

http://www.vocabulary.co.il/compound-words/primary/compound-animal-word-match/

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