Work with simple compound words and write a persuasive letter about our environment. Work with simple compound words and write a persuasive letter about helping our environment. Read, Write, ROAR ...

Note that compound words should be hyphenated whenever they precede a noun or when two verbs combine to form a noun. Examples include ‘check-up’ (noun) where ‘check’ and ‘up’, viewed ...

In contractions, some words that would ideally follow or appear next to each other are shortened (especially the last word). Examples include ‘could not’ (couldn’t), ‘It is’ (it’s).

German is known for its extremely long compound words—Mark Twain once complained that some were “so long they have a perspective.” This quick video demonstrates how those words are constructed.