What is a Compound Word ?
What is a Compound Word ?
A compound word is a word made by joining two smaller words to form one new word with a new meaning.
Example: sun + light = sunlight
Compound Word āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻŋ ?
Compound Word āĻŦā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻ˛ā§ āĻĻā§āĻāĻž āĻ¸ā§°ā§ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ āĻāĻā§āĻ˛āĻā§ āĻ¯ā§āĻ āĻšā§ āĻāĻāĻž āĻ¨āĻ¤ā§āĻ¨ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ āĻ¸ā§āĻˇā§āĻāĻŋ āĻā§°āĻž āĻŦā§āĻāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšā§°āĻŖ: sun + light = sunlight
Types of Compound Words
i. Closed Compound Word : Two words join without space. Ex: classroom, football, toothbrush
ii. Open Compound Word : Two words stay separate. Ex: post office, ice cream, bus stop
iii. Hyphenated Compound Word :Two words joined with a hyphen (-). Ex: mother-in-law, well-known
Compound Wordā§° āĻĒā§ā§°āĻāĻžā§° (āĻ āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻ¯āĻŧāĻž)
i. Closed Compound : āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ āĻĻā§āĻāĻž āĻāĻā§āĻ˛āĻā§ āĻā§ā§°āĻž āĻ˛āĻžāĻā§āĨ¤ Ex: classroom, football
ii. Open Compound : āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ āĻĻā§āĻāĻž āĻāĻ˛āĻžāĻĻāĻž āĻĨāĻžāĻā§āĨ¤ Ex: post office, ice cream
iii. Hyphenated Compound : āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ āĻĻā§āĻāĻžā§° āĻŽāĻžāĻāĻ¤ (-) āĻĨāĻžāĻā§āĨ¤ Ex: well-known
Easy Examples (For Kids)
- bed + room = bedroom
- rain + bow = rainbow
- note + book = notebook
- sun + flower = sunflower
Key Points to Remember
- Two words :- one new word
- Meaning changes
- Very common in daily English
- Helps in reading & vocabulary