Hidden & Compound Words
16 free practice questions with explanations
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Hidden & Compound Words: example questions & answers
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A four-letter word is hidden at the end of the first word and start of the second: 'breaD OWNer'. What is it?
- AREAD
- BOWNE
- CBREW
- DDOWN✓
Answer: The letters D-O-W-N run across 'breaD OWNer' to spell DOWN.
Which pair of words makes a compound word? Choose the correct join.
- ARAIN + DOG = RAINDOG
- BRAIN + CAT = RAINCAT
- CRAIN + BOW = RAINBOW✓
- DRAIN + RUN = RAINRUN
Answer: RAIN + BOW makes the real compound word RAINBOW.
Which word can follow BUTTER to make a real word?
- ARUN
- BJUMP
- CFLY✓
- DSING
Answer: BUTTER + FLY makes BUTTERFLY.
Which word can go in front of BALL to make a compound word?
- AFOOT✓
- BTREE
- CDESK
- DCLOUD
Answer: FOOTBALL is a real compound word. TREEBALL, DESKBALL and CLOUDBALL are not words, so only one option works.
A word is hidden across two neighbouring words in this sentence. Which is it? 'The rich indeed shared it.'
- ACHIN✓
- BNIHC
- CCHIO
- DHINC
Answer: Run the words together and the letters appear in order: THE RICH INDEED SHARED IT. The hidden word is CHIN, made from the end of one word and the start of the next.
A word is hidden across two neighbouring words in this sentence. Which is it? 'A cold rain fell today.'
- ANIARD
- BDRAIO
- CDRAIN✓
- DRAIND
Answer: Run the words together and the letters appear in order: A COLD RAIN FELL TODAY. The hidden word is DRAIN, made from the end of one word and the start of the next.
A word is hidden across two neighbouring words in this sentence. Which is it? 'He was late arriving home.'
- ARAET
- BTEAS
- CEART
- DTEAR✓
Answer: Run the words together and the letters appear in order: HE WAS LATE ARRIVING HOME. The hidden word is TEAR, made from the end of one word and the start of the next.
A word is hidden across two neighbouring words in this sentence. Which is it? 'The crab bit her finger.'
- ATIBBA
- BABBIU
- CABBIT✓
- DBBITA
Answer: Run the words together and the letters appear in order: THE CRAB BIT HER FINGER. The hidden word is ABBIT, made from the end of one word and the start of the next.
A word is hidden across two neighbouring words in this sentence. Which is it? 'Our team met on Sunday.'
- AAMMET✓
- BTEMMA
- CAMMEU
- DMMETA
Answer: Run the words together and the letters appear in order: OUR TEAM MET ON SUNDAY. The hidden word is AMMET, made from the end of one word and the start of the next.
A word is hidden across two neighbouring words in this sentence. Which is it? 'She won a gold medal.'
- AEMD
- BDMF
- CDME✓
- DMED
Answer: Run the words together and the letters appear in order: SHE WON A GOLD MEDAL. The hidden word is DME, made from the end of one word and the start of the next.
A word is hidden across two neighbouring words in this sentence. Which is it? 'We saw a tall arch there.'
- AHCRALL
- BLLARCI
- CLARCHL
- DLLARCH✓
Answer: Run the words together and the letters appear in order: WE SAW A TALL ARCH THERE. The hidden word is LLARCH, made from the end of one word and the start of the next.
A word is hidden across two neighbouring words in this sentence. Which is it? 'The cat sat on a mat.'
- AAST
- BTSB
- CSAT
- DTSA✓
Answer: Run the words together and the letters appear in order: THE CAT SAT ON A MAT. The hidden word is TSA, made from the end of one word and the start of the next.
A word is hidden across two neighbouring words in this sentence. Which is it? 'He put the map on top.'
- ANOP
- BPOO
- CPON✓
- DONP
Answer: Run the words together and the letters appear in order: HE PUT THE MAP ON TOP. The hidden word is PON, made from the end of one word and the start of the next.
A word is hidden across two neighbouring words in this sentence. Which is it? 'A tiny ant hill grew.'
- AHTN
- BNTI
- CNTH✓
- DTHN
Answer: Run the words together and the letters appear in order: A TINY ANT HILL GREW. The hidden word is NTH, made from the end of one word and the start of the next.
A word is hidden across two neighbouring words in this sentence. Which is it? 'She read a short story.'
- ASTR
- BRTT
- CRTS✓
- DTSR
Answer: Run the words together and the letters appear in order: SHE READ A SHORT STORY. The hidden word is RTS, made from the end of one word and the start of the next.
A word is hidden across two neighbouring words in this sentence. Which is it? 'The bus stop was near.'
- ASST✓
- BTSS
- CSSU
- DSTS
Answer: Run the words together and the letters appear in order: THE BUS STOP WAS NEAR. The hidden word is SST, made from the end of one word and the start of the next.