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Students can download the UP Board class 10 syllabus 2026 online on the board's website. The students can visit the portal at upmsp.edu.in to download it. We have also provided the direct link to download the UP Board class 10 SST sylabbus on this page.

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According to the Oxford Dictionary, a compound word is a “word made of two or more other words, such as teapot (tea + pot) or blackbird (black + bird). The Oxford Learner's Dictionaries define a compound word as “a noun, an adjective or a verb made of two or more words or parts of words, written as one or more words, or joined by a hyphen”.

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Students can follow the below mentioned steps to identify compound words in English language:

·       Check the sentences and find words that are a combination of two and more words.

·       After you identify such a word, make sure if it has a meaning of its own. If it does, it is a compound word.

·       You can check for compound words by identifying their types and categories, which are, closed, open and hyphenated.

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Students can follow the below mentioned tips to prepare Compound Words and ace the topic for correct and efficient use.

·       Practice by writing and combining new words.

·       Read a lot. The more you read, the more words you learn.

·       Pay attention to the rules used, including the types and structure.

·       Apart from books and novels, students can make use of the online tools and increase your vocabulary with youtube, online word games or online books and other reading materials.

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Compound words help to express more specific ideas in a concise way, structuring communication in a better way. Hence, compound words are a key element of English grammar and vocabulary. They improve spelling and sentence building skill of students.

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Students should keep in mind the following errors to be avoided while using compound words:

·       Do not forget to use hyphen, wherever needed. Similarly, don't use hyphens when it's not needed. For example: She is a well-known actor; The book is well known.

·       Writing open compound words, as one word. For example: This coffeeshop (instead it should be coffee shop) is opne 24*7.

·       Writing closed compound words as open ones. For example: Have you finished your home work? (instead it should be homework)

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Compound words are a part of speech that can be written in different combinations.

Structure

Example

Noun+Noun

Bookshop (book+shop)

Football (foot+ball)

Adjective+Noun

Blackboard (black+board)

Greenhouse (green+house)

Verb+Noun

Stopwatch (stop+watch)

Typewriter (type+writer)

Adverb+Adjective

Highly Respected

Long Lasting

Noun+Preposition

Afterlife (After+life)

Passer-by (Passer+By)

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Students can refer to the following books to study Compound words:

Books

Author

The Compound Words

SpellingRules.com

Compound Words

Frederick W. Hamilton

A Toucan Can: Can You?

Danny Adlerman

 

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Compound words are divided into three types based on the way they are written.

Type of Compound Word

Meaning

Examples

Closed

When two words are joined without any space in between

Birthday (birth+day)

Sunlight (sun+light)

Open

Two words that are written with space in between but are considered as a single unit

Ice cream

Bed room

Full moon

Hyphenated

Words that are connected with a hyphen

Long-term

Well-being

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