Scholar Zone Summer Reading & Writing | Gr2 Student Handbook

DAY 4 | Sight Words 5

INDEPENDENT/PARTNERS

compound words

A compound word is made up of two smaller words put together.

eyelid

waterfall

lunchtime springboard rainbow

birdbath keyboard hairbrush scorekeeper

catfish

An eyelid protects your eye. When a river drops over a cliff, it creates a waterfall . The time for the middle meal of the day is lunchtime . A springboard is a flexible board you jump from.

A rainbow is a band of colors. A bath for birds is a birdbath .

A piano has a keyboard that you play. You use a hairbrush to brush your hair. A scorekeeper keeps the score during a game. A catfish is a fish with whiskers.

A. Complete each sentence with a vocabulary word. 1. A brush for your hair is a ______________________ . 2. A fish that looks like a cat is a ______________________ . 3. A lid that covers an eye is an ______________________ . 4. When it is time for lunch, it is ______________________ . 5. A bath for a bird is a ______________________ .

B. Write the two words that make up each compound word.

______________________ + ______________________

1. waterfall

______________________ + ______________________

2. keyboard

3. springboard ______________________ + ______________________

4. scorekeeper ______________________ + ______________________

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