Spelling Compound Words anyone everywhere someplace headlight basketball touchdown grandstand outline footprint yardstick brainstorm sometimes waterfall firecracker rattlesnake background earthquake salesperson grapevine headquarters Spelling Lesson 34 Spelling Compound Words Spelling Tip Compound words are formed by joining two shorter words.

Circle the two shorter words that make up each compound word. anyone everywhere someplace headlight basketball touchdown grandstand outline footprint yardstick brainstorm sometimes waterfall firecracker rattlesnake background earthquake salesperson grapevine headquarters 1-15. Write the Core Words. Circle the two shorter words that make up each compound word. 16-20. Write the Challenge Words.

Our Family Vacation We wrote a letter to our grandparents on our trip. anyone everywhere someplace headlight basketball touchdown grandstand outline footprint yardstick brainstorm sometimes waterfall firecracker rattlesnake background earthquake salesperson grapevine headquarters Our Family Vacation We wrote a letter to our grandparents on our trip. Dear Grandma and Grandpa, At last we are off on our trip! Mom and Dad had the car looked over from ( 1 ) to stoplight. We got maps of ( 2 ) we plan to visit. Dad even made an ( 3 ) of things to do in the towns that had ( 4 ) for us to sleep.

anyone everywhere someplace headlight basketball touchdown grandstand outline footprint yardstick brainstorm sometimes waterfall firecracker rattlesnake background earthquake salesperson grapevine headquarters Then we drove and drove. We saw a billboard that announced a ( 5 ) game. Suddenly we had a terrific ( 6 ). We stopped and got front row seats in the ( 7 ). It felt as if you could measure with a ( 8 ) how close we were to the action. We could hear the coach shouting out to the players during the game. He sounded like a ( 9 ) that had exploded. Joey kept on calling each basket a ( 10 ). It is a good thing he has us around to tell him things. But he does know a lot for a young child!

anyone everywhere someplace headlight basketball touchdown grandstand outline footprint yardstick brainstorm sometimes waterfall firecracker rattlesnake background earthquake salesperson grapevine headquarters We camped in a tent on the first night. Joey kept listening for the rattle of a ( 11 ). The next day he looked for the ( 12 ) of a bear. As ( 13 ) knows, there are no snakes or bears up here. Today we got to a huge ( 14 ). You can see a rainbow over it. Joey wanted to know if he could touch the colors. The questions he asks ( 15 ) make us laugh! Love, Allen and Jane

anyone everywhere someplace headlight basketball touchdown grandstand outline footprint yardstick brainstorm sometimes waterfall firecracker rattlesnake background earthquake salesperson grapevine headquarters Hyphens Hyphens are used to separate compound numbers from twenty-one to ninety-nine. Write each of the following using compound number words with hyphens. 33 basketballs thirty-three basketballs 16. 58 yardsticks 17. 41 rattlesnakes 18. 65 headlights 19. 99 firecrackers 20. 26 children

Use the Clue Write the Core Words for each clue. anyone everywhere someplace headlight basketball touchdown grandstand outline footprint yardstick brainstorm sometimes waterfall firecracker rattlesnake background earthquake salesperson grapevine headquarters Use the Clue Write the Core Words for each clue. 1-3. Three words you might use when talking about sports 4-6. Three words that have the name of a part of the body in them 7. The word that has a number in it 8-9. Two words that have some in them 10. The word make from two rhyming words 11. The opposite of nowhere

Picture the Compound Write the Core Words suggested by each picture. anyone everywhere someplace headlight basketball touchdown grandstand outline footprint yardstick brainstorm sometimes waterfall firecracker rattlesnake background earthquake salesperson grapevine headquarters Picture the Compound Write the Core Words suggested by each picture.

Solve and Write Write the Core Words that answer the riddles. anyone everywhere someplace headlight basketball touchdown grandstand outline footprint yardstick brainstorm sometimes waterfall firecracker rattlesnake background earthquake salesperson grapevine headquarters Solve and Write Write the Core Words that answer the riddles. My rattle is not for babies. What am I? My line does not go in. I have three feet.

Use at least four Core Words from this lesson in your paragraph. anyone everywhere someplace headlight basketball touchdown grandstand outline footprint yardstick brainstorm sometimes waterfall firecracker rattlesnake background earthquake salesperson grapevine headquarters Have you seen any unusual or interesting sights on a trip you have taken? Write a description of what you have seen. Use at least four Core Words from this lesson in your paragraph.

Here is a draft of one student’s description. anyone everywhere someplace headlight basketball touchdown grandstand outline footprint yardstick brainstorm sometimes waterfall firecracker rattlesnake background earthquake salesperson grapevine headquarters Here is a draft of one student’s description. Find four misspelled words and write them correctly.