Compound words (more): word list
57 words for grades 2 to 3. Tricky words, homophones, contractions, compound words, multiple meanings and three-syllable words.
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| Word | Syllables | Estimated grade |
|---|---|---|
| backyard | 2 | 2 |
| bathtub | 2 | 3 |
| bedroom | 2 | K |
| blueberry | 3 | 1 |
| butterfly | 3 | K |
| campfire | 3 | 3 |
| classroom | 2 | 2 |
| cupcake | 2 | 3 |
| doghouse | 2 | 3 |
| downstairs | 2 | 2 |
| driveway | 2 | 2 |
| earthquake | 2 | 2 |
| eyebrow | 2 | 2 |
| fireman | 2 | 3 |
| firefly | 3 | 2 |
| flashlight | 2 | 2 |
| football | 2 | K |
| goldfish | 2 | 3 |
| grandmother | 3 | 2 |
| grasshopper | 3 | 1 |
| haircut | 2 | 3 |
| homework | 2 | 2 |
| hotdog | 2 | 3 |
| ladybug | 3 | 3 |
| lighthouse | 2 | 2 |
| mailbox | 2 | 2 |
| moonlight | 2 | 2 |
| notebook | 2 | K |
| outside | 2 | K |
| pancake | 2 | 3 |
| playground | 2 | 1 |
| popcorn | 2 | 3 |
| rainbow | 2 | K |
| raincoat | 2 | 3 |
| sailboat | 2 | 1 |
| sandbox | 2 | 3 |
| seashell | 2 | 3 |
| shoelace | 2 | 3 |
| snowflake | 2 | 2 |
| snowman | 2 | 2 |
| somebody | 3 | 2 |
| starfish | 2 | 1 |
| sunflower | 3 | 2 |
| sunshine | 2 | K |
| supermarket | 4 | 2 |
| toothbrush | 2 | 3 |
| treehouse | 2 | 3 |
| underwater | 4 | 2 |
| upstairs | 2 | 2 |
| wheelchair | 2 | 2 |
| windmill | 2 | 3 |
| without | 2 | 1 |
| woodpecker | 3 | 1 |
| bookshelf | 2 | 3 |
| bedtime | 2 | 2 |
| anything | 3 | 1 |
| everything | 3 | 1 |
Grades are estimates of when a word is first taught. Source: Written for this site
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