Jesus loves us!

© 2006 Sacred Heart School. 

All rights reserved. 

Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas

Spelling Unit 5, Lesson 3

compound words & homographs

(compound words are made of two smaller words joined to make a new word; homographs are spelled the same, but have different pronunciations and different meanings)

  1. bluebonnet
  2. stockyards
  3. newsstand
  4. sunlight
  5. campground
  6. meanwhile
  7. motorcycle
  8. springtime
  9. barefoot
  10. overhead
  11. invalid
  12. launch
  13. minute
  14. school
  15. spruce
  16. capital
  17. refuse
  18. compound
  19. reserved
  20. cardinal

Sentences:

  1. When you are an invalid, you may be barefoot in the hospital.
  2. Don't refuse to do such a minute job as taking out the refuse.

Extra credit challenge words:

  1. granddaughter
  2. angle

Return to Spelling Index