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cloze
Choose one word from each _____, and the first group's word always comes _____.
Answer
1: group; 2: first
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Verbal Reasoning · Revision deck
Compound Words: Everyday Words flashcards
Review the lesson's key questions, try each answer from memory, then use the explanation to make the idea stick.
- 22 cards
- Verbal Reasoning
- Ages 8+
Root's prompt
Can you answer before you reveal the explanation?
Revision stack
Practise recall, then check the explanation
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cloze
With three words in each group, there are _____ possible _____.
Answer
1: nine or 9; 2: pairings or pairs
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cloze
Say each joined word _____ and check it is correctly _____.
Answer
1: aloud or out loud; 2: spelt or spelled
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matching
Match: Compound word
Answer
A word made by joining two smaller words
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matching
Match: First group
Answer
The word that goes at the front
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matching
Match: Second group
Answer
The word that goes at the end
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matching
Match: Pairing
Answer
One word from each group joined together
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matching
Match: Sun + flower
Answer
Sunflower
9
matching
Match: Car + pet
Answer
Carpet, a real word even though the parts change meaning
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multiple choice
Find one word from each group that together make one correctly spelt word. The word from the first group always comes first. ( why pile comfort ) ( chair able lose )
- why chair
- why able
- pile chair
- comfort able
- why lose
Answer
comfort able
comfort + able = comfortable.
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multiple choice
Find one word from each group that together make one correctly spelt word. The word from the first group always comes first. ( bowl home late ) ( able fall work )
- bowl fall
- home able
- home work
- bowl work
- bowl able
Answer
home work
home + work = homework.
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multiple choice
Find one word from each group that together make one correctly spelt word. The word from the first group always comes first. ( hall use bin ) ( ago way nobody )
- hall ago
- hall way
- use ago
- hall nobody
- use way
Answer
hall way
hall + way = hallway.
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multiple choice
Find one word from each group that together make one correctly spelt word. The word from the first group always comes first. ( golden other mud ) ( drink wise wonder )
- golden wonder
- other drink
- other wise
- golden drink
- golden wise
Answer
other wise
other + wise = otherwise.
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multiple choice
Find one word from each group that together make one correctly spelt word. The word from the first group always comes first. ( fat save bucket ) ( skinny her course )
- fat skinny
- fat her
- fat course
- save skinny
- save her
Answer
fat her
fat + her = father.
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multiple choice
Which word goes first in the joined word?
- The word from the first group
- Either word
- The shorter word
- The word from the second group
Answer
The word from the first group
The instruction says the first group's word always comes first.
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multiple choice
How many possible pairings are there with three words in each group?
- Six
- Twelve
- Nine
- Three
Answer
Nine
Each of the three first words can join each of the three second words.
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multiple choice
Which pairing makes a real word?
- ball + foot
- rain + ball
- foot + chair
- foot + ball
Answer
foot + ball
Foot + ball = football.
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multiple choice
Car + pet makes carpet. Does it count, even though a carpet has nothing to do with cars?
- Only if written with a space
- Yes, the joined letters make a real word
- No, the meanings must match
- No, it is two words
Answer
Yes, the joined letters make a real word
Any correctly spelt real word counts.
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multiple choice
Why is it helpful to say each joined word aloud?
- Your ear can spot a real word quickly
- It makes the word longer
- It changes the spelling
- It is the only way to check
Answer
Your ear can spot a real word quickly
Hearing a familiar word helps you find the answer faster.
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multiple choice
Find one word from each group that together make one correctly spelt word. The word from the first group always comes first. ( able good flat ) ( island bye cake )
- good bye
- good island
- able island
- able bye
- able cake
Answer
good bye
good + bye = goodbye.
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multiple choice
Find one word from each group that together make one correctly spelt word. The word from the first group always comes first. ( along breath liquid ) ( fourth side hello )
- along hello
- breath side
- along fourth
- breath fourth
- along side
Answer
along side
along + side = alongside.
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multiple choice
Find one word from each group that together make one correctly spelt word. The word from the first group always comes first. ( knee how tear ) ( quite ever still )
- knee ever
- knee quite
- how quite
- how ever
- knee still
Answer
how ever
how + ever = however.
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