Compound Word List -- American English -- Page 1

American English uses many compound words. Many of these are not accepted in British English, however. I use these to show how we combine two words to make a new word. Many times the students know the single words and I let them try to discover what new word is created by the combination. Acknowledge that some of the words may be used as two words but with a new meaning. An example is "afternoon" and "after noon." Also some words can be expressed as two words with no change in meaning. An example is "ballgame" and "ball game." Some cannot be used as two words such as "applesauce."

001 after-hours 002 afternoon 003 airmail 004 airman 005 airplane
006 airport 007 anybody 008 anyhow 009 anymore 010 anyone
011 anyplace 011 anything 013 anytime 014 anyway 015 anywhere
016 applesauce 017 armchair 018 ashcan 019 babysat 010 backache
021 backboard 022 backbone 023 backhand 024 backpack 025 backrub
026 backstop 027 backstretch 028 backstroke 029 backtrack 030 backup
031 backward 032 backwater 033 backwoods 034 baldheaded 035 ballgame
036 ballplayer 037 bandmaster 038 bandstand 039 bankbook 040 barnyard
041 baseball 042 basketball 043 bathrobe 044 bathroom 045 bathtub
046 battle-ax 047 battlefield 048 battlefront 049 battlewagon 050 bedclothes
051 bedpost 052 bedridden 053 bedrock 054 bedroll 055 bedroom
056 bedside 057 bedspread 058 bedtime 059 bedtime 060 beefsteak
061 beehive 062 bellbottom 053 billboard 064 billfold 065 birdhouse
066 birthday 067 birthplace 068 blackbird 069 blackboard 070 blowout
071 blueberry 072 bluebird 073 blueblood 074 bluecoat 075 bluegrass

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