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Compound Nouns Worksheet Exercises for Class 3 CBSE with Answers
Fundamentals
A compound word is made from two smaller words.
- pan + cake = pancake
- rain + bow = rainbow
Presentation
Read the picture story.
A. Answer the following questions according to the story.
1. Who lived in a village? __________________
2. Who was Kamla? __________________
3. How did grandmother visit supermarket? __________________
4. Name the eatables that grandmother bought for her grandson? __________________
B. Write the following compound words from the story as two separate words.
1. housemaid ____________ + ____________
2. grandson ____________ + ____________
3. pineapple ____________ + ____________
4. pancakes ____________ + ____________
5. weekend ____________ + ____________
Compound Nouns Worksheet with Answers for Class 3 CBSE PDF
A. Directions: Underline the compound word in each sentence. Write the compound word and the two smaller words that form it. The first one has been done for you.
1. Maya and I were sleeping in her backyard.
- backyard = back + yard
2. My brother and I went to watch the baseball game.
____________ = ____________ + ____________
3. I love to use mint flavoured toothpaste when I brush my teeth.
____________ = ____________ + ____________
4. Tommy and his brother love to go down to the riverbanks to catch frogs.
____________ = ____________ + ____________
5. Jiwan takes the subway to work every morning.
____________ = ____________ + ____________
6. Strawberry is my favourite fruit.
____________ = ____________ + ____________
7. The favourite part of my vacation was when I got a ride in the airplane.
____________ = ____________ + ____________
B. With the help of words given below, write one compound word in each blank. The first one has been done for you.
1. sea wave ocean shells Seashells
2. plane dive sky jet ____________
3. flake winter cold snow ____________
4. tired bed time sleep ____________
5. yard back rake fence ____________
C. Put the words together and form at least eight compound words.
base, star, ball, house, snow, fish, coat, fisher, man, story, rain, boat, man, police, book
____________ ____________ ____________
____________ ____________ ____________
____________ ____________