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Compound Words Quiz for Grade 3 with Answers & Explanations

Hey third graders and amazing teachers! 👋 Ready to become a compound word champion? This quiz is super fun and will help you master combining words to make new ones. Let's dive in! 🤩
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williamsmith1995 Jan 31, 2026

📚 Quick Study Guide

  • 🧩 Compound words are two smaller words joined together to make a new word with a new meaning.
  • 💡 For example, "sun" + "flower" becomes "sunflower." ☀️🌻
  • ✍️ Most compound words for Grade 3 are "closed," meaning they are written as one single word (like "cupcake" or "backpack").
  • 🔎 To find a compound word, look for two smaller, complete words hiding inside a longer word!

🧠 Practice Quiz

Choose the best answer for each question.

  1. Which word is a compound word?
    A) running
    B) playground
    C) quickly
    D) beautiful
  2. What two words make up "toothbrush"?
    A) tooth + brush
    B) too + brush
    C) top + brush
    D) teeth + rush
  3. Which sentence uses a compound word correctly?
    A) I saw a butter fly.
    B) I saw a butterfly.
    C) I saw a butter-fly.
    D) I saw a butter and fly.
  4. Find the compound word:
    A) jumping
    B) everyday
    C) happily
    D) thinking
  5. If you combine "rain" and "bow", what compound word do you get?
    A) rain-bow
    B) rainbow
    C) rain bow
    D) rainb
  6. Which of these is NOT a compound word?
    A) cupcake
    B) baseball
    C) teacher
    D) lighthouse
  7. What compound word means "a place where you keep books"?
    A) bookshelf
    B) book-shelf
    C) book shelf
    D) bookshop
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1. B) playground (play + ground)

2. A) tooth + brush

3. B) I saw a butterfly.

4. B) everyday (every + day)

5. B) rainbow

6. C) teacher

7. A) bookshelf (book + shelf)

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