When two smaller words join together, they make one compound word. Link for teaching video at https://youtu.be/XtWWfJcPBcU The compound word is a new word with a new meaning. For example, bell and hop make the word bellhop. A bellhop is a person who works at a hotel and helps guests take their luggage to their rooms. Other compound words include salesperson, dogcatcher firefighter, cowgirl ....