Definition of Compound Words/Transcript

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Joji: Hello, there! How are you? Do you know how to play charades? (pause) Well, that's okay, I can teach you. All you have to do is watch me while I act something out, and then you have to guess what object or thing it is! Simple, right? Let's try it? Are you ready? Okay.

(he pretends to shoot a shot)

Joji: That's right! Ball.

(we see a basketball, with 'ball' in purple)

Joji: Alright, are you ready for the next one?

(pretends to make a selfie, then calls)

Joji: Phone! Good job!

(we see a phone, with 'phone' in purple)

Joji: Why don't we try a longer word?

(pretends to wear a bag)

Joji: Handbag! That's right!

(we see a handbag, with 'handbag' in purple)

Joji: Those are two words, 'hand', and 'bag',

(we see a hand and a bag, with 'hand' and 'bag' in purple)

Joji: but we put them together to make a new word! Handbag! Let's try another one.

(pretends to sling something)

Joji: Rainbow! That's right!

(we see a rainbow, with 'rainbow' in purple)

Joji: Again, those are two words, 'rain', and 'bow',

(we see a rain and a bow, with 'rain' and 'bow' in purple)

Joji: but we put them together to make a new word! Rainbow. You see, words that are formed by putting together two or more words are called compound words.

(the words 'compound words' pop up in purple)

Joji: 'Classroom',

(we see a class and a room, with 'class' and 'room' in purple)

Joji: 'sunlight',

(we see a sun and a light, with 'sun' and 'light' in purple)

Joji: 'raincoat',

(we see a rain and a coat, with 'rain' and 'coat' in purple)

Joji: or 'starfish'!

(we see a star and a fish, with 'star' and 'fish' in purple)

Joji: Those are all compound words. What about you? Can you think of other compound words?

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(we see a red blob with the words 'COMPOUND WORDS')

Joji: Compound words are formed by putting two or more words together to form a new word with a new meaning.

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(we see the words 'wrist', 'basket', 'back', 'mother', 'play', 'ear', 'ball', 'pack', 'ground', 'watch', 'cup', 'grand', 'ring', and 'cake', along with their pictures)

Joji: Let's see how many comound words can you form with these words. Don't forget to write them down!

(we only see the words 'play', 'basket', 'ground', and 'ball')

Joji: 'Playground', 'basketball'.

(we only see the words 'cake', 'back', 'cup', and 'pack')

Joji: 'Cupcake', 'backpack'.

(we only see the words 'mother', 'grand', 'ring', and 'ear')

Joji: 'Grandmother', earring'.

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(we see Chef Ling in his kitchen)

Chef Ling: Ciao! I am zhef Lingua-Linguahe, Zhef Ling for zhort. And today, we are going to have fun with compound wordz!

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Chef Ling: Forming compound wordz is like cooking. You combine two or more ingredients to create a whole new taste.

(he makes a glazed chocolate donut)

Chef Ling: Mmm, delicioso! With compound words, you can have two or more different words when you put them together, and, ego! You have a new word witha new meaning. Like 'pan', and 'cake'.

(we see a pan and a cake)

Chef Ling: Pancake. Yum, very good for breakfast! Or this one, 'jelly', and 'fish'.

(we see jelly and a fish)

Chef Ling: Jellyfish. How about...'butter', and 'cup'.

(we see butter and a cup)

Chef Ling: Buttercup!

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Chef Ling: Zhere are a lot of compound wordz around uz. You can even- (sees fly) Zhoo! Fly, zhoo! No, go away! Oh, no, it's landing on a-Oh, no, zhere'z a fly on my butter! Zhere'z a fly on my butter! Zhere'z a fly on my butter! Oh, wait! Zhere'z another compound word, 'butter', 'fly'.

(the words 'butter' in blue and 'fly' in red pop up)

Chef Ling: Butterfly.

(the word 'butterfly' pops up in purple)

Chef Ling: See, I told you compound wordz are everywhere! But fliez are not welcome in my kitchen. Shoo! Shoo!

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Joji: Which of these are compound words?

(we see the words 'newspaper', 'stoplight', 'hamster', and 'homework')

(the hamster turns green, with the label 'NOT A COMPOUND WORD', while the other three turn red, with the label 'COMPOUND WORD')

(we see the words 'balloon', 'earthquake', 'bedroom', and 'happiness')

(the balloon and 'happiness' turn red, with the label 'NOT A COMPOUND WORD', while the other three turn green, with the label 'COMPOUND WORD')

(we see the words 'peanut', 'singer', 'dragonfly', and 'sunglasses')

(the singer turns red, with the label 'NOT A COMPOUND WORD', while the other three turn green, with the label 'COMPOUND WORD')

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Lino: Today, something happened at the dam, and our reporter Jing is on the case. Hello, Jing?

Jing: Hi, Lino!

Lino: Can you tell us what happened?

Jing: Just interviewed a couple of girls here, who saw the collapse of the dam. I'm here to talk about what happened to it in compound words.

Lino: W-Wait, what?

Jing: Compound words.

Lino: Uh, I-I'm sorry, compound what?

Jing: The girls were halfway up the tree, and when the floodwater hit it midway, they held on the branches as tightly as they could. When they reached the top of the tree, they saw that the busted dam caused much destruction, including uprooted trees, and plants on the hilltop.

Lino: Oh, there you go, so that's what happened. So can you tell us more about how-

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(we see his script on the default white screen)

Jing: And as you can see on your screen, this is what I've just reported.

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Lino: Yes, I-I can see that, so going back to my question-

Jing: What compound words are in there?

Lino: Uh..i-it's compound words? Uh, okay. I know what compound words are.

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Lino: They are words that are formed by putting together two or more words, and here, the compound words are 'halfway', 'floodwater', 'midway'.

Jing: Which has the same meaning as 'halfway'?

Lino: Yes, they are synonyms, but, uh-

Jing: What else?

Lino: Uh? 'Uproot' and 'hilltop'?

Jing: Correct! Those are exmaples of compound words.

Lino: Wait, wait, um-

Jing: And that ends my report. This has been Jing, back to you, Lino!

Lino: Jing wait, wait, what about the-Hey, Jing! Huh, compound words.

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(we see visual representations of the words 'housewife', 'butterfly', and 'watermelon')

Joji: Let's learn more compound words! You have to guess the compound words using the pictures that you see. Are you ready? Let's begin!

(two cards show fire and a man)

Joji: Fireman!

(two cards show lips and a stick)

Joji: Lipstick!

(two cards show eggs and a plant)

Joji: Eggplant!

(two cards show an arm and a chair)

Joji: Armchair!

(two cards show a pine tree and an apple)

Joji: Pineapple!

(two cards show a wheel and a chair)

Joji: Wheelchair!

(two cards show the sea and a horse)

Joji: Seahorse!

(two cards show a tooth and a brush)

Joji: Toothbrush!

(two cards show a door and a bell)

Joji: Doorbell!

(two cards show a foot and a ball)

Joji: Football!

(two cards show a key and a board)

Joji: Keyboard! Great job!

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Joji: Now, let's find the compound words in these sentences.

(we see a boy with poor hair)

Joji: I need a new haircut. (pause) Haircut.

(we see a clock nearing midnight)

Joji: The countdown will begin at midnight. Countdown. There's one more! Midnight.

(we see a drugstore)

Joji: I will buy some medicine in the drugstore. (pause) Correct! The compound word is 'drugstore'.

(we see pancakes)

Joji: I had pancakes for breakfast. (pause) Pancakes! But there's one more! Breakfast! Correct!

(we see a trophy with some confetti)

Joji: The team won in the basketball tournament. (pause) The compound word int he sentence is 'basketball'.

(we see a sunflower)

Joji: I planted a sunflower in the backyard. Sunflower. Correct! But there's one more! (pause) Backyard.

(we see a grandmother in a terminal)

Joji: My grandmother used to work overseas. Grandmother. Oh, wait, there's one more! (pause) 'Overseas' is also a compound word.

(we see a goldfish and a bulldog)

Joji: I have two pets, a goldfish and a bulldog. (pause) 'Goldfish', and there's another one! Bulldog.

(we see a man with glasses)

Joji: The chairman is wearing eyeglasses. (pause) There are two compound words here, 'chairman' and 'eyeglasses'.

(we see a girl reading books)

Joji: A bookworm is a person who loves to read. (pause) Bookworm. Wow! You got them all!

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Joji: Sometimes, you can tell the meaning of a compound word just by looking at the two words combined. For example, 'homemade'.

(the word 'homemade' pops up in purple)

Joji: Just by reading the two words, you can tell that it's something 'made from home'. You get it? Another word is 'wristwatch'.

(the word 'wristwatch' pops up in purple)

Joji: It's a 'watch that's on your wrist'. It's easy, right? Just look around you, I bet you'll find a lot of compound words. Wellk, thank you for being with us today, we hope to see you next time. Remember, my room is your room. Goodbye!