Grade 2 English Language Arts · Compound Words

Grade 2 Compound Words Practice Test

Build Grade 2 vocabulary and reading skills with five 10-question practice tests on compound word parts, meanings, spelling, and sentence context.

Compound Words Practice Tests

These Grade 2 English Language Arts practice tests help students understand that some words are made by joining two smaller words. Students identify compound words, build new words from word parts, explain meanings, and use compound words in sentences.

Skills covered

  • Recognizing closed compound words
  • Finding the smaller words inside a compound word
  • Joining two words to build a new word
  • Using compound word parts to infer meaning
  • Choosing compound words that fit sentence context
  • Reading and spelling common Grade 2 compound words

How to use these practice tests

Complete one 10-question test at a time. Break each compound word into its two smaller words, say both parts, and then read the whole word. After reviewing a solution, make another compound word with one of the same parts.

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1. Test

Grade 2 Compound Words Practice Tests

A 10-question Grade 2 English Language Arts practice test on identifying, building, understanding, and using compound words.

Read each word or sentence carefully. Look for the smaller words inside a compound word and choose one answer.

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Unanswered 10
1. QuestionMultiple choice

Which word is a compound word?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is sunflower.

  1. Look at the word parts: Separate the word into the smaller words or read the compound word in the sentence.
  2. Join or explain the parts: Sunflower is made from the two words sun and flower.
  3. Check the whole word: The correct choice is sunflower.

Sunflower is made from the two words sun and flower.

2. QuestionMultiple choice

Which word is a compound word?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is mailbox.

  1. Look at the word parts: Separate the word into the smaller words or read the compound word in the sentence.
  2. Join or explain the parts: Mailbox is made from mail and box.
  3. Check the whole word: The correct choice is mailbox.

Mailbox is made from mail and box.

3. QuestionMultiple choice

Which word is a compound word?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: C

The correct answer is rainbow.

  1. Look at the word parts: Separate the word into the smaller words or read the compound word in the sentence.
  2. Join or explain the parts: Rainbow is made from rain and bow.
  3. Check the whole word: The correct choice is rainbow.

Rainbow is made from rain and bow.

4. QuestionMultiple choice

Which word is a compound word?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: D

The correct answer is toothbrush.

  1. Look at the word parts: Separate the word into the smaller words or read the compound word in the sentence.
  2. Join or explain the parts: Toothbrush is made from tooth and brush.
  3. Check the whole word: The correct choice is toothbrush.

Toothbrush is made from tooth and brush.

5. QuestionMultiple choice

Which word is a compound word?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is cupcake.

  1. Look at the word parts: Separate the word into the smaller words or read the compound word in the sentence.
  2. Join or explain the parts: Cupcake is made from cup and cake.
  3. Check the whole word: The correct choice is cupcake.

Cupcake is made from cup and cake.

6. QuestionMultiple choice

Which word is a compound word?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is football.

  1. Look at the word parts: Separate the word into the smaller words or read the compound word in the sentence.
  2. Join or explain the parts: Football is made from foot and ball.
  3. Check the whole word: The correct choice is football.

Football is made from foot and ball.

7. QuestionMultiple choice

Which word is a compound word?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: C

The correct answer is bedroom.

  1. Look at the word parts: Separate the word into the smaller words or read the compound word in the sentence.
  2. Join or explain the parts: Bedroom is made from bed and room.
  3. Check the whole word: The correct choice is bedroom.

Bedroom is made from bed and room.

8. QuestionMultiple choice

Which word is a compound word?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: D

The correct answer is playground.

  1. Look at the word parts: Separate the word into the smaller words or read the compound word in the sentence.
  2. Join or explain the parts: Playground is made from play and ground.
  3. Check the whole word: The correct choice is playground.

Playground is made from play and ground.

9. QuestionMultiple choice

Which word is a compound word?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is snowman.

  1. Look at the word parts: Separate the word into the smaller words or read the compound word in the sentence.
  2. Join or explain the parts: Snowman is made from snow and man.
  3. Check the whole word: The correct choice is snowman.

Snowman is made from snow and man.

10. QuestionMultiple choice

Which word is a compound word?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is bathtub.

  1. Look at the word parts: Separate the word into the smaller words or read the compound word in the sentence.
  2. Join or explain the parts: Bathtub is made from bath and tub.
  3. Check the whole word: The correct choice is bathtub.

Bathtub is made from bath and tub.

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Frequently asked questions about Grade 2 compound words

What is a compound word?

A compound word is made by joining two smaller words to create a new word, such as rain and bow in rainbow.

How can students understand a compound word?

Students can split the word into its smaller parts, say each part, and use those parts plus the sentence context to think about the whole word meaning.

How many questions are on this page?

The page includes five mini tests with 10 questions each, for 50 Grade 2 compound words questions in total.