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Bug Hunt Compound Word Riddles
Solve riddles and use word parts to find what compound words mean.
Answer Key
Riddles on the bug hunt
Jaylen and his cousin Rosa go on a bug hunt in the backyard. A compound word is one word made from two smaller words.
1.
Read each riddle. Write the answer from the word bank.
Word bank: spiderweb · sunlight · anthill · honeybee · earthworm
I am a small hill of dirt that ants build. What am I? anthill
I am a worm that lives in the earth. What am I? earthworm
I am a web that a spider spins. What am I? spiderweb
I am a bee that makes honey. What am I? honeybee
2.
Rosa sees a grasshopper jump off a leaf. A hopper is something that hops. What is a grasshopper?
- A. a frog that hops in a pond
- B. a tool that cuts tall grass
- C. an insect that hops in the grass
- D. a bird that eats seeds in grass
3.
Jaylen finds a beehive in an old tree. What is a beehive?
- A. a bee that is bigger than the rest
- B. a flower that bees like to visit
- C. a sting from a buzzing bee
- D. a home where many bees live
4.
Under the tree, Rosa finds a tiny blue eggshell. What is an eggshell?
- A. the hard outside part of an egg
- B. a seashell shaped like an egg
- C. a bird that lays blue eggs
- D. a nest that holds a bird's eggs
Two words, one meaning
Think about what each small word means. Then answer the questions.
5.
Match the two small words to the meaning of the compound word they make.
- wild + flowerC
- rain + dropD
- foot + printB
- tree + topA
- A. the top part of a tree
- B. a mark left by a foot
- C. a flower that grows wild
- D. a drop of rain
6.
Jaylen sorts words in his bug notebook. Does each compound word name a living thing or a place? Use the second small word to help you.
houseflybackyardtreehousesunflowerplaygroundhouseplantearthwormdoghouse
| A living thing | A place |
|---|---|
housefly sunflower houseplant earthworm | backyard treehouse playground doghouse |
7.
Which sentence uses the word anthill the right way?
- A. The anthill hopped away when Rosa came close.
- B. The anthill buzzed from one flower to the next.
- C. Rosa watched ants carry crumbs into the anthill.
- D. The anthill spun a sticky web on the fence.
8.
The second small word tells what kind of thing it is. Circle the THREE words that name a kind of bird.
bluebirdbirdbathbirdseedblackbirdsongbirdbirdcage
9.
Rosa says, "A doghouse and a treehouse are both houses." How do the first small words help you know how they are different?
The first word tells what kind of house it is. A doghouse is a house for a dog. A treehouse is a house built in a tree.