Blending Compound Words. 4/1/2025 | 1m 4s Video has Closed Captions | CC. Practicing with compound words is an easy way for a child to expand their vocabulary. Aired 04/01/2025 ...

While 'nobody' is one word, 'no one' consists of two. (Besides, no one should ever write 'noone' because, well, it looks like it must be the British spelling of 'noon.' ...

The list goes on: afternoon, earthquake, popcorn, graveyard, airport—all of these words just work. Other compound words … not so much. A nightmare is not a nocturnal horse.