Question

. Read each sentence below and circle the compound word or
words.
1. Today is my swimming practice.
2. In the afternoon I will immediately arrange a meeting with my friend.
3. I agree that watching too much television may hurt your eyeballs.
4. The thunderstorm arrived early in the morning.
5. Meanwhile, can you wait for me in the front of the school?
6. Does anyone have a telephone I can use?
7. I had butterflies in my stomach when I went to the hospital.
8. I have a concern because the zipper on my backpack got stuck.
9. The students felt the earthquake during school.
10. I had to apply to work at the hamburger restaurant.
11. I climbed the mountain even though my backbone hurt.
12. Without the president our country would struggle for leadership.
13. I used a toothpick to clean my teeth.
14. My favourite football player scored a touchdown in the fourth quarter.
15. We used a lifeboat to take us to safety.

Answer 1

1. Today
2. Afternoon
3. Eyeballs, television
4. Thunderstorm
5. Meanwhile
6. Telephone
7. Butterflies
8. Backpack
9. Earthquake
10. Hamburger
11. Backbone
12. Leadership
13. Toothpick
14. Football, touchdown
15. Lifeboat