Compound words matching game

20 Cool Compound Word Games for Kids

September 2, 2022 //  by Jane Brooks

Learning about vocabulary is no longer confined to dittos and boring worksheets. From online gamified lessons to interactive sensory activities, learning about literacy is more engaging than ever. We have curated a list of twenty fantastic activities to learn all about compound words.

From literacy centers to individualized assignments, the list below has something for every student and teacher. Introduce compound words with a classroom sing-along or a collaborative class anchor chart.

Students have several seconds to guess the compound word. Each round the students see 2 or more pictures. Children combine the picture words to create their compound words.

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2. Nearpod

This online learning platform has multiple lessons and gamified practice opportunities for students. Teachers can filter by subject and grade. Lessons can be student-paced, where students work through the lesson on their own, or teacher-taught with students interacting with the lesson in real time. This is a great option for virtual learning days.

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If you are looking for multiple levels of compound word online games, Wordville should be your go-to. It offers an online matching game where students pick different cards. If the cards do not create a compound word, the student is prompted to pick again.

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Quia presents another version of the compound matching game. In this online game, memory meets matching. Students have to keep track of where the words are to create the correct compound words.

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5. EZSchool

EZ School offers three games. One is a traditional matching game. Another has students choose an elephant who is carrying a word that fills in the blank for the word given. The final option asks students to help the elephants cross the river by choosing the correct words to answer the clue.

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This is a ready-to-go lesson for your literacy center. Students will work on their compound word skills along with fine motor skills. Students match flower petals to the flower center to form several compound words. They get additional practice writing out the word on their answer sheet.

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Another great literacy center activity where students get to search for the compound words in bins filled with rice or beans. Add a sensory component and make learning about compound words enjoyable. Students match the compound word pictures they find on their printable chart upon which the compound words are written.

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Create your own compound word puzzles. This is a great activity for 1st and 2nd-grade students who can work on literacy, motor, and critical thinking skills. This is a fun hands-on option for literacy stations.

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Looking for interactive activities for your compound word literacy center? Check out these crafty monster spinners. The spinners demonstrate how words can be joined together to form compound words.

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Using picture word cards and math symbols, students create compound words. You can do these as printable worksheets or create your own manipulatives.

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Work on motor skills and word skills with this hands-on activity. It is perfect for Pre-K - 1st grade. Use laminated compound word picture cards and clothes pins to create this one. The top has two pictures that create one compound word. Students mark the correct picture of a compound word out several on the bottom of the card.

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There are multiple printables available online to create compound word flip books. You can have students work on fine motor skills also by cutting on the lines. When the foldable is finished students look at the pictures to decipher the compound word. They open the flip book to check their answers.

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Check out Scholastic's online pocketbook offerings. You can print individual students' pocketbooks to take home and practice. Many are formatted so that students can color them as well.

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This website offers many vocabulary study topics, including both printable and digital options. Among the printable options, you can choose from a simple matching activity to compound word quizzes.

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Students view premade compound word equations on cards. They write their answer on the toothy board. If their answer is correct, they get to add another tooth to the face. This activity can be done as a group or individual activity as students can check themselves from the back of the word cards.

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Get Epic is a favorite for all types of online book access. You can choose ones specifically to target compound words. Students can read along with you, do a choral reading, or read independently.

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Jazz up your normal poster by adding a compound word of the day. You can find printable versions of compound word posters or buy them from online teacher supply vendors.

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Put compound words to music and have the students sing along. You can also find ready-made songs to sing with your class on Youtube.

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Create or purchase compound word wall cards. Use a pocket chart to create words with the cards. This is a great classroom activity to begin talking to students about compound words. You can also turn these into interactive literacy activities by putting them at the student level as a station.

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Create a compound word anchor chart that defines the concept and has a few examples. Have students think of their favorite compound word and add it to the chart. This activity not only creates a visual reference for students during independent work but also provides them with a sense of ownership over the learning process.

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Compound Words Matching Activity | Sara J Creations

 Preview: I love this rainbow themed compound word matching activity. The differentiated matching cards would make the perfect game for preschool through 2nd grade. Grab this freebie by clicking the link. 

Rainbows! They just make everything happier, don't they? My girls love all things rainbow colors and often claim "rainbow" as their favorite color. Since rainbow is a compound word, I figured it would be fun to make a rainbow themed compound word matching activity.

Practicing compound words with these cards can make the perfect literacy center, small group activity or even a fun game for ages preK-2nd grade. There are different versions to use to make the matching more or less of a challenge.

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Prepping Compound Word Matching Cards

To prep these cards, you really need to do nothing but print and cut apart. It might make it easier if you print on cardstock, laminate, and then cut apart so that this activity is more durable and can be reused. You can find our favorite tools for prepping activities like this in our Amazon Store here.

Included in this free download are rainbow matching cards for 12 different compound words. For each compound word, there is a matching rainbow that lists the two words that make up the compound word. I've included a set with labels underneath and a set with just the pictures. Then for students who need a little more of a challenge, there is a set with just pictures and a blank cloud where they have to write or draw the compound word. Print out the set that works for your students, or print them all and differentiate.

Playing Compound Word Matching Game

Have students pick a rainbow with two labels/pictures on the clouds. Either read the words or say what is in the picture. Push those words together to make a new compound word. Find the rainbow with that picture to make the match. For example tree + house would match with the treehouse picture. 

Another way to use these compound word matching cards with older students is to have them write the compound word on the blank clouds. You could laminate (here is my favorite laminator) or put them in reusable page protectors and use dry erase markers. That would make it a great center and students could use it over and over again, just wipe off their answers and start again.

I've made this rainbow themed compound word matching game a FREEBIE for you. Just scroll to the bottom of this post to grab your download.

Aren't rainbow themed activities so much fun? Check out some of these awesome bloggers and their rainbow activities that you can download (hint THEY ARE FREE!)

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Rainbow Color Words Playdough Mats // Literacy with the Littles

Rainbow Shamrocks Color Sorting and Fine Motor Activity // Stay at Home Educator

Teen Number Rainbow Clip Cards // Recipe for Teaching

Rainbow Counting Puzzles // The Kindergarten Connection

Rainbow Money Match // The Simplified Classroom

Rainbow ABC Sensory Bottle with Printable // The Letters of Literacy

Compound Words Matching Activity // Sara J. Creations

Editable Rainbow Secret Code Word Cards // Fun Learning for Kids

CVC Words Rainbow Match Up // The Primary Post

Roll a Rainbow // Teach Me Mommy

Rainbow Bear Sorting Mats // Fairy Poppins

Rainbow Unicorn Toothpaste Science Experiment // Science Kiddo

Make a Rainbow with Playdough Printable // Powerful Mothering

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"Connective vowels O and E".

Connecting vowels

O and E in compound words.

Grade 6

Do you know?

1. What is word formation?

2. What is morphemic?

3. What is etymology?

4. Why are word formation, morphemics and etymology interrelated?

Let's analyze the words by composition.

Earth E shaking, rain E measures, cash E VAR