Exploring Word Formation: Clippings, Portmanteaux, Blends, Compounds, Abbreviations, and Acronyms
Discover different ways words are constructed through compound words, blend words, clippings, abbreviations, and initialisms. Learn about the origins and meanings of various word forms within the realm of linguistics.
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CLIPPINGS, PORTMANTEAUX, BLENDS, COMPOUNDS, ABBREVIATIONS, INITIALISMS and ACRONYMS
We build words in lots of different ways to make new words 1. Compound Words can you split these words in half? turntable driveway matchbox motorcycle nightfall graveyard carrack doorstop tadpole eggshell stopwatch limelight ironwork cattail nursemaid sunglasses wipeout egghead eardrop earthbound 1. A Compound Word is two words that have joined to make a new word daybed earring housework haircut
We build words in lots of different ways to make new words 2. Blend Words can you tell what their orginal two words were and what they are now meant to mean? Fantabulous Feminazi fertigate, Fleshlight,] Franglais, frenemy, ginormous, Grue guesstimate, guyliner, hangry, hotac, motel hubot, UKIP 2. A Blend or Portmanteau Word is two words that have been trimmed to make a new word
We build words in lots of different ways to make new words biz, caps, celebs, deli, exam, flu, gator, hippo, hood, info, intro, lab, limo, mayo, max, perm, photo, ref, reps, rhino, sax, stats, temp, thru, tux, ump, veep, bants, vet, docs, leccy, car, phone, piano, cello, fridge, flu, gents, specs, pram Can you guess what the unclipped original form of these words would have been? 3. A clipping is when the original word has been clipped and is now often referred to in its clipped, shortened form. Different parts of the original word are kept.
We build words in lots of different ways to make new words 4. An abbreviation is a blanket term for any type of shortening of a word
We build words in lots of different ways to make new words 5. What do these initialisms stand for? U.N A.A. R.N.L.I. D.V.D. U.S.A. R.A.C. B.B.C. P.L.C. U.K. R.A.F. I.T.V. G.C.H.Q. 5. An initialism is when the first letters of words become the way in which it is more quickly referred to.. E.U. R.S.P.C.A. S.A.S. C.I.D. R.S.V.P. N.T. T.V. F.B.I. I.R.A. P.T.A. S.M.S. C.I.A.
We build words in lots of different ways to make new words AWOL SWAT ASAP NATO NASA MIA DOA BUPA ASA UNESCO 6. An acronym is a set of initials that can be turned into a new word, making its abbreviation memorable What might these acronyms mean?
