At this time of the year, many pupils are preparing for their 11+ and 12+ exams. They’re therefore brushing up on all areas of their English and Verbal Reasoning skills.
In the middle of all the madness and chaos surrounding their revision and preparation, many often forget how important it is to learn compound words.
You’ll often see them included in Verbal Reasoning papers where students are expected to think of a prefix or suffix that begins one word and ends the next.
It can be quite a challenging exercise for those who struggle with such words or have forgotten to revise them.
To help, we’ve compiled a list of 60 popular compound words.
Here are some tips on using the list:
✅ Don't expect your child to memorise every single word and its meaning. Instead, encourage them to read a few compound words every day so that they naturally get into the habit of becoming more familiar with the words.
✅ Make learning fun. You can do this by encouraging your child to draw pictures of the words, write poems that include a few of them or create posters with several of the words. Use felt tips, gel pens and colouring pens to make things even more fun.
✅ Encourage your child to spot compound words when reading. This is a simple but effective way to make learning such words more enjoyable.
Click on the button below to download the list and let us know in the comments section if it’s helpful. 🙂
