Compound Words

CONCEPTUAL

English›Phonics & Word Reading|Ages 5—8|ID: mt_70Ys4i1AB1

Recognise and spell compound words by identifying the two component words that combine to form a single word

Mastery Evidence

Identify the two words in a compound (e.g. 'sunshine' = 'sun' + 'shine')
Spell compound words by combining known words
Create compound words from given word pairs

Assessment Prompt

“Can [child] look at a word like 'sunshine' or 'football' and spot the two smaller words hiding inside it?”

Curriculum Standards2 alignments

L.2.4dCommon Core State Standards for English Language Arts & Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects

L.2.4d

Use knowledge of the meaning of individual words to predict the meaning of compound words (e.g., birdhouse, lighthouse, housefly; bookshelf, notebook, bookmark).

English Language Arts

Eng_App1_Y1_54The national curriculum in England

Compound words

Compound words.

English · Key Stage 1

Prerequisites2

Blending Sounds to Read Words
softAges 4—7
Syllables
softAges 5—6

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Blending Sounds to Read Words soft
Blending supports reading compound words
- Single Letter Sounds hard
  Need GPC knowledge to blend
  - Knowing all letters hard
    Must recognise letters before learning their sounds
    - Understanding print hard
      Must understand print direction before letter identification matters
- Onsets & Rimes hard
  Phoneme awareness needed for blending
  - Rhyming words soft
    Rhyme awareness supports finer phoneme skills
  - Syllables soft
    Syllable awareness builds toward phoneme level
Syllables soft
Syllable awareness helps with compound words

Unlocks1

Hyphens in Prefixed Words
hardAges 10—11