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Compound words are words that are created by combining two or more words with different meanings, to form a new word.
Example:
i. Dining + room = Dining room
ii. Cup + cakes = Cupcakes
iii. Pop + corn = Popcorn
iv. Ice + cream = Ice cream
v. Full + moon = Full moon
vi. State + of + the + art = State-of-the-art
Compound words used in the lesson "Who Owns the Water?":
- Outskirts = Out + skirts
- Dugout = Dug + out
- Daybed = Day + bed
- Serious-looking = Serious + looking
- Back-breaking = Back + breaking
- Pickaxe = Pick + axe
- Four-square = Four + square
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