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Identifying Compound Words Against Hyphenated Words Name:  \n\n| Determine which word of the two is a compound word.\u003Cbr>1) shell fish | breath taking |  |  |  |  |  | Answers\u003Cbr>1.   |  |  |  |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| 2) | long eared | door step |  |  |  |  | 2.  \u003Cbr>3.   |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 3) | bone chilling | cork screw |  |  |  |  | 4.  \u003Cbr>5.   |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 4) | fire truck | left handed |  |  |  |  | 6.  \u003Cbr>7.   |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 5) | rough edged | sheep dog |  |  |  |  | 8.  \u003Cbr>9.   |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 6) | grape vine | half buried |  |  |  |  | 10.   |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 7) | bean bag | steel tipped |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 8) | tool box | fast acting |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 9) | lock smith | blue green |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 10) | bone crushing | gum drop |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 1-10 |  | 90 | 80 | 70 | 60 | 50 | 40 | 30 | 20 | 10 | 0 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