Ignite (Form the Word)
Name: __________________________ Date: __________ Grade and Section: _______________Score: _____
I. Clipping
A. Give the original words from which these clipped words were formed.
_____________________1. teen _____________________4. specs
_____________________2. limo _____________________5. disco
_____________________3. copter
B. Give the clipped form of the following words.
_____________________1. pantaloons _____________________4. case
_____________________2. chrysanthemum _____________________5. bridegroom
_____________________3. luncheon
II. Acronym
Give the meaning of the acronyms.
1. FOMO - __________________________ 4. KISS- ________________________
2. SCUBA - _________________________ 5. GIF - _______________________
3. UNICEF _________________________
III. Compounding and Blending
A. Combine the words in column A with words in column B. Briefly define the words that you formed.
A B
1. bed bath oyster river twin water
2. book address case guest phone stall
3. day birth break dream flag time
4. head big dress figure magnetic office
5. house coffee boat hold keeper publishing
New Word Definition of the Word
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B. Give the blends that resulted to the fusion of the following words. Try to guess the meaning of the
blends.
Example: breakfast + lunch = brunch – a late morning meal
1. dumb + confound = ________________ - ________________________
2. blow+ spurt = ________________ - ________________________
3. splash + spatter = ________________ - ________________________
4. transfer + resistor =________________ - ________________________
5. blemish + spot = ________________ - ________________________