CLIPPINGS, PORTMANTEAUX, BLENDS,
COMPOUNDS, ABBREVIATIONS, INITIALISMS and
ACRONYMS
We build
words in
lots of
different
ways to
make new
words 1. A
Compound
Word is two
words that have
joined to make a
new word
1. Compound Words – can you split these
words in half?
turntable
driveway
matchbox
motorcycle
nightfall
graveyard
carrack
doorstop
eggshell
stopwatch
limelight
ironwork
cattail
nursemaid
sunglasses
wipeout
egghead
eardrop
earthbound
daybed
earring
housework
haircut
tadpole
We build
words in
lots of
different
ways to
make new
words
Blend or
Portmanteau Word
2. A
is two words that have been
trimmed to make a new word
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
We build words
in lots of
different
ways to make
new words
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.
•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?
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. An initialism is when
the first letters of words become
the way in which it is more
quickly referred to..
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.
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
What might
these acronyms
mean?
6. An acronym is a set of initials that
can be turned into a new word, making its abbreviation
memorable
AWOL
SWAT
ASAP
NATO
NASA
MIA
DOA
BUPA
ASA
UNESCO
Taken from: https://englishstudypage.com/grammar/internetchat-slang-and-abbreviation-list/