- A compound word consists of two or more words used as a single word.
- A closed compound word is a compound made of two words written together as one.

My grandmother is an amazing woman!

We are having a family picnic on Sunday.

I love eating popcorn at the movies.
A hyphenated compound word is a compound connected by hyphens.

Today's weather feels fall-like.

Does this elevator go to the twenty-third floor?

My cat was half-asleep when I left for school.