Compound Words

Closed Compound Words

(no space between words)

afternoon basketball butterfly

airplane bathtub buttermilk
airport bedroom campfire
applesauce bedtime cardboard
armpit birthday cartwheel
arrowhead blackbird chalkboard
babysitter blacksmith cheeseburger
backbone blueberry cheesecake
background blueprint chopsticks
backpack boardwalk classroom
backward bobcat clockwise
bagpipe bodyguard cobweb
ballpark bookshelf cookbook
ballroom bookworm copycat
barbershop briefcase cornstalk
barefoot bulldozer courthouse
barnyard bullfrog courtyard
baseball buttercup cowboy
 Compound Words
Closed Compound Words
(no space between words)

crosswalk dugout fireproof

crowbar dustpan fireworks
cupcake earache fishbowl
daybreak eardrum fisherman
daydream earthquake fishhook
doghouse earthworm flagpole
doorknob eggplant flashlight
doughnut eggshell football
downpour evergreen footprint
downstairs eyebrows footstep
downtown farmhouse forehead
dragonfly farmyard forklift
drawbridge fingernail freeway
drawstring fingerprint freshwater
dressmaker firefighter gingerbread
driveway firefly goalkeeper
drugstore firehouse goldfish
drumstick fireplace goodbye
 Compound Words
Closed Compound Words
(no space between words)
gooseberry herself iceberg
grandfather highchair inchworm
grandmother highway indoors
grapefruit hilltop inkwell
grapevine himself inside
grasshopper homemade inward
gumball homesick itself
gumdrop honeybee jackknife
haircut honeycomb jackpot
hallway honeydew jawbone
handbag horsefly jawbreaker
handshake horseshoe jellybean
hayloft hourglass knapsack
haystack houseboat kneecap
headache housecoat knockout
headband housefly ladybug
heartbeat humankind landslide
hedgehog hummingbird leapfrog
 Compound Words
Closed Compound Words
(no space between words)
leftovers newborn rainbow
lifeboat newspaper raincoat
lifeguard nightfall raindrop
lighthouse northeast rattlesnake
lipstick northwest restroom
litterbug notebook riverbank
livestock nutcracker sailboat
locksmith outside sandcastle
lumberjack overboard scarecrow
mailbox pancake seafood
mailman peppermint seahorse
mainland pinwheel seashore
matchbox playground sheepskin
meatball ponytail shoelace
milkshake popcorn shortbread
moonbeam postcard shortcake
moonlight quicksand sidewalk
motorcycle railroad skateboard
 Compound Words
Closed Compound Words
(no space between words)

skylark tablecloth watermelon

skyscraper tablespoon weatherproof
snowball tadpole weekday
snowdrift tailbone weekend
southeast takeoff wheelbarrow
southwest teacup wheelchair
starfish teamwork whirlpool
steamboat teaspoon windmill
stepfather underground windpipe
stepmother uphill wingspan
stoplight upstairs wintergreen
stopwatch upstream woodchuck
subway volleyball woodland
sunburn wallpaper woodpecker
sunflower washcloth workbook
sunrise wastebasket workout
sunset watercolor yardstick
supermarket waterfall yearbook
Compound Words
Open Compound Words
(space between words)

apple pie ice cream

baseball mitt jump rope
bow tie living room
chocolate chips new moon
coffee table peanut butter
cream cheese post office
dining room race car
french fries school bus
full moon sour cream
golf cart space shuttle
grocery store sweet tooth
hot dog tennis shoes
hot chocolate upside down
high school
 Compound Words
Hyphenated Compound Words
(hyphen between words)

add-on far-off part-time

all-in-one fast-growing right-handed
after-hours follow-through ready-made
back-and-forth follow-up red-hot
back-to-back full-size runner-up
best-known get-together send-off
blue-green great-grandfather self-assured
(color combinations)
hand-picked self-respect
brand-new happy-go-lucky time-out
built-in head-on twenty-one
(2-digit numbers
close-up high-rise greater than 20)
co-worker high-speed two-month
day-to-day in-person (elapsed time)
easy-to-use left-handed two-thirds
e-book (fractions)
life-size
empty-handed long-distance well-being
end-to-end merry-go-round well-known
face-to-face mother-in-law well-to-do
worn-out