Two Words Make One is a free printable Grade 2 English worksheet on building a compound word from two smaller words, aligned to Common Core standard L.2.4. It prints 9 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two students in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.
Set 1 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
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LessonPrint · L.2.4 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use
Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.
It practices building a compound word from two smaller words — 9 questions for Grade 2, all on Common Core L.2.4: Use context, prefixes, root words and a glossary to work out a word. The instruction to students is “Work out each answer”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.2.4 — L.2.4, under Language for Grade 2. The published standard reads: “Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 2 reading and content, choosing flexibly from an array of strategies.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.
Two Words Make One is written for Grade 2, typically ages 7-8. It is one of the sheets on L.2.4, so it suits any student working at that standard — including older students revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.
Yes. All 9 answers are generated from the same problems as the questions, so the key cannot drift out of step with the sheet. It starts on a fresh sheet of paper, after the questions, so it is not handed out with the class by accident.
25 — one per student, and all 25 ask different questions. Set 1 downloads the whole class as a single PDF. Every version is fixed to its own address, so a sheet printed today holds the same problems when you reopen it next week.
Yes. Two Words Make One, its answer key and its 25 versions are free to print and photocopy for your own class, with no account, no email capture and no subscription at the download step. Please do not resell them or republish them as your own.
Use context, prefixes, root words and a glossary to work out a word.
Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to L.2.4 of the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts.