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How wide is your vocabulary?
How many words can you define?
Do you know words that are difficult enough for your age?
Are you smarter than a fifth grader?
Form 8 groups Guess the word by jumbling the letters Write your answer on the board Any more questions?
• G M O S• SMOG
• Y P O T• Typo
• I A A L L N V• vanilla
• K I L E• like
• E I M R A D• admire
• O E Z R• zero
• H C M P A• champ
• T E N I N E Z• netizen
What did you observe with the words…Like and AdmireTypo and ChampVanilla and ZeroSmog and Netizen
Are you familiar with the words…CLINECLIPPED WORDSFOREIGN WORDSPORMANTEAU WORDS
WITH THESE QUESTIONS IN MIND,LET US PROCEED WITH OUR DISCUSSION
Cline of vocabulary means 'gradations of meanings‘
It is reflected in the different words that can be used, or are used, to refer to a particular idea or concept.
It is comparable to steps on a stair
CHEAPINEXPENSIVEREASONABLE
PRICEYEXPENSIVE
Fond Like Crush Infatuated Admire Love
WHAT ARE CLIPPED WORDS? To clip something is to cut something, therefore making it shorter.A clipped word is a word shortened by common use. Clipped words are favored because they are easier to spell.
ad – advertisement dorm – dormitory flu - influenza
Photophotograph
Memomemorandum
Subsubmarine
Taxicabcab, taxi
Tuxedo tux
LuncheonLunch
What are foreign words? words which have been borrowed from
other languages but have become part of our day to day English vocabulary.
COMMONLY USED ENGLISH WORDS OF INDIAN ORIGIN
BungalowCheetahPyjamaGuru
JungleKhakiLoot
TEN COMMONLY USED ENGLISH WORDS OF
ARABIAN ORIGINAlgebraAssassinHarem
MattressSafariSofa
SultanSherbet
TariffZero
ChiChowFeng ShuiGung HoKetchupKung FuLycheeSilkTeaTofu
BananaChimpanzeeColaDengueJamboreeJumboMumbo JumboVoodooZebraZombie
AdiosCigarGuerrillaHurricaneLolitaMachoPlatinumRanchSiestaVanilla
BoozeCookieCruiseDecoyExciseIcebergMeaslesSmugglerYachtYankee
What are Pormanteau Words? Words formed by fusing elements of two
other words
Beautility = beauty + utility Bit = binary + digit Blog = web + log Brunch = breakfast + lunch Camcorder = camera + recorder E-commerce = electronic + commerce Email= electronic + mail
Fantabulous= fantastic+ fabulous Hi-tech= high + technology Heliport + helicopter + airport Internet = international + network Interpol- international + police Jackpot= jack + pot Laundromat = laundry + automat Medicare = medical + care
In which groups to these belong?Like and Admire
clineTypo and Champ
Clipped wordsVanilla and Zero
Foreign wordsSmog and Netizen
Pormanteau Words
Why is it important for a student like you to know these words?
Do you believe it will help you study better? How?
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