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Paul's Common Compound Words Trivia Quiz

This children's quiz should be a fun start to understanding compound words. Enjoy!

A matching quiz by paulmalo. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
paulmalo

Time
3 mins

Type
Match Quiz

Quiz #
393,523

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Very Easy

Avg Score
10 / 10

Plays
699

Last 3 plays: Kat1982 (1/10), Guest 81 (10/10), toddruby96 (10/10).

(a) Drag-and-drop from the right to the left, or (b) click on a right side answer box and then on a left side box to move it.

Questions		Choices
1. To get a word for a farmer's helper to scare away birds that eat his vegetables, add scare + ?		bug
2. To get a word for a device that tracks how long something is happening, add stop + ?		burn
3. To get a word for a painful condition if you don't wear sunscreen when on the beach, add sun + ?		worm
4. To get a word for a portable computer, add lap + ?		stone
5. To get a slang word for someone who likes to do a lot of reading, add book + ?		pole
6. To get a word for a friendly insect, add lady + ?		watch
7. To get a word for vegetation that you find in the ocean, add sea + ?		top
8. To get a word for a fun thing to make on a beach, add sand + ?		castle
9. To get a word that means a place to hang your country's flag, add flag + ?		crow
10. To get a word that means a marker for a personal accomplishment, add mile + ?		weed

Select each answer

1. To get a word for a farmer's helper to scare away birds that eat his vegetables, add scare + ?

2. To get a word for a device that tracks how long something is happening, add stop + ?

3. To get a word for a painful condition if you don't wear sunscreen when on the beach, add sun + ?

4. To get a word for a portable computer, add lap + ?

5. To get a slang word for someone who likes to do a lot of reading, add book + ?

6. To get a word for a friendly insect, add lady + ?

7. To get a word for vegetation that you find in the ocean, add sea + ?

8. To get a word for a fun thing to make on a beach, add sand + ?

9. To get a word that means a place to hang your country's flag, add flag + ?

10. To get a word that means a marker for a personal accomplishment, add mile + ?

Most Recent Scores

Apr 04 2024 : Kat1982: 1/10
Mar 28 2024 : Guest 81: 10/10
Mar 15 2024 : toddruby96: 10/10
Mar 02 2024 : violinsoldier: 10/10

Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. To get a word for a farmer's helper to scare away birds that eat his vegetables, add scare + ?

Answer: crow

Scarecrows are used by farmers to scare away the birds that eat their crops. Farmers dress them up in old clothes and hats.

2. To get a word for a device that tracks how long something is happening, add stop + ?

Answer: watch

A stopwatch is used to keep time for many things, such as races. It starts counting from zero to 1 second, 2 seconds until it you stop it.

3. To get a word for a painful condition if you don't wear sunscreen when on the beach, add sun + ?

Answer: burn

Sunburn is no fun because it hurts so much. It's very important to protect your skin with hats, clothing and sunscreen.

4. To get a word for a portable computer, add lap + ?

Answer: top

The word laptop was first used when computers became portable. Business people wanted something to use while traveling and it made sense to put the computer on top of your lap while flying in an airplane or riding a train.

5. To get a slang word for someone who likes to do a lot of reading, add book + ?

Answer: worm

Bookworm is often used as slang to describe a very smart person who loves to read books. It's usually a younger person who is referred to in this way.

6. To get a word for a friendly insect, add lady + ?

Answer: bug

Ladybugs are colorful insects that come is bright colors like red and orange. They eat other smaller bugs found in the garden.

7. To get a word for vegetation that you find in the ocean, add sea + ?

Answer: weed

Seaweed refers to many plants that grow in salt water. Many people around the world use seaweed for food products including things like sushi.

8. To get a word for a fun thing to make on a beach, add sand + ?

Answer: castle

Kids love to build sandcastles on the beach. There are even contests where people build massive and elaborate sandcastles for a prize.

9. To get a word that means a place to hang your country's flag, add flag + ?

Answer: pole

Almost every school or government building in the USA has a flagpole with the country's flag hanging on the top of it.

10. To get a word that means a marker for a personal accomplishment, add mile + ?

Answer: stone

A milestone is when you reach an important point in your work, or your efforts. Graduating from school or getting a black belt in karate are considered milestones.

Source: Author paulmalo

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