However, not all compound words are smooshed together into one word. There are three categories of compound words: Open compounds: These compounds retain the space between words.

I hadn’t: “Nowhere” is indeed one word. I also quickly realized just how easy it is, given our language’s constant state of flux, to make such a mistake when dealing with compound words.

Compound words are made up of two parts of speech. For example, the compound noun handkerchief is made up of two nouns: hand + kerchief. Semantically, compound words are very interesting, since ...

Most kids can recognize simpler words, but by introducing compound words, they can build on what they already know. Use hand motions to pair parts of compound words and make learning fun! Learning ...

A compound modifier is two or more words working like an adjective to modify another word, usually a noun. When you say, “I live in northwestern California,” those last two words aren’t ...

Some words are said together so often that many people think they're a single word—but they're not. Or at least not all of the time. The confusing business of compound words, explained.

On-air challenge: I'm going to give you two words starting with F. Think of a third word starting with F that can follow my first one and precede my second one, in each case to complete a compound ...

Hyphenate compound words when they show compound numbers, for example, seventy-six, twenty-five etcetera. Where word combinations might sound awkward, hyphens eliminate that possibility.