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Blended Words Worksheet
A printable vocabulary worksheet for grades 3-5 on blended words: a blend (portmanteau) combines parts of two words into one, like smoke + fog = smog. Students name the two words behind eight blends, then answer six short questions. A complete answer key is included.
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Subject
Vocabulary
Grades
Grades 3–5
Skill Focus
Blended Words, word formation
Lesson Length
15 minutes
Lesson Overview
About this worksheet
A blended word, or portmanteau, is made by combining parts of two words into one new word – usually the beginning of the first and the end of the second. Smoke and fog blend into smog; breakfast and lunch blend into brunch. This worksheet teaches students to spot the two words hidden inside a blend and to tell blends from compound words.
Section A gives eight blends with a short hint (motel, spork, camcorder, email) and asks students to write the two words that form each. The reference box teaches blends with smog and brunch examples and contrasts them with compound words but uses none of the Section A blends.
Section B is short-answer. Students define a blend, contrast it with a compound word, break down ‘brunch,’ build a blend from breakfast and lunch, classify ‘sunflower,’ and break down ‘smog.’ Page 3 is a complete answer key. The skill sharpens word analysis and word play.
How to Use This Lesson
Read the reference box aloud and show how smoke + fog hides inside smog.
Complete Section A independently – have students find the start of the first word and end of the second.
Work Section B item 11 together: brunch comes from breakfast + lunch.
Use the answer key on page 3 for self-check or teacher review.
Pair with the Compound Words Worksheet or the Abbreviations and Acronyms Worksheet for a word-formation mini-unit.
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Blended Words Worksheet
A printable vocabulary worksheet for grades 3-5 on blended words: a blend (portmanteau) combines parts of two words into one, like smoke + fog = smog. Students name the two words behind eight blends, then answer six short questions. A complete answer key is included.
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