brunch

spork
Blended word is a word that is
formed by combining two or
more words by dropping some
letters, and producing new
meaning.
 More examples
 Smoke + fog = smog
 Motor + hotel = motel
 International + network
= internet

 Cellular + telephone = cellphone

 Television + broadcast = telecast

 Stay + vacation = staycation

 Situation + comedy = sitcom

 Jeans + leggings = jeggings

Web + log = blog

 Romance + comedy = romcom

Chill + relax = chillax

Emotion + icon = emoticon

 Study these sentences

I ate hamburger this morning. The burger

was so yummy.
I went to see the veterinarian for my pet
dog’s health. The vet gave me vitamins for
my pet dog.

There was a program at the gymnasium last

week. The gym was full of visitors.
gymnasium = gym

veterinarian = vet

hamburger = burger
Clipped word is a word formed by
dropping one or more syllables from a
longer word or phrase with no change
in meaning
 examples

motorbike = bike

refrigerator = ref/fridge
microphone = mike
telephone = phone
examination = exam

professor = prof
laboratory = lab

influenza = flu
airplane = plane
gasoline = gas

photograph = photo
cafeteria = cafe
memorandum = memo

teenager = teen

Advertisement = ad
medicines = meds
Identify the meaning of the clipped word from the
choices given.

1. Let us take 1.a photo

. as a souvenir of
Let us take a photo as a souvenir of this.

this place.
A.Drawing
B.picture
C.painting
2. The fans screamed and cried when the
famous singer appeared on stage.

A. cooling devices on stage that direct

air current
B. people who follow and
admire another
C. the protesters
3. The couple rode a limo to their wedding
reception.
A. rare breed of horse
B.private jetc
c C.expensive car
4. You won’t feel better if you don’t take
your meds.

A. vitamins
B. supplements

C. drugs
5. You need to study and prepare for
an exam. a. test b. game c. lesson
A. test
B. game
C. lesson
6. The memo encourages us to adhere to
the protocols set by the local IATF.

A. a written reminder
B. an advertisement
C. a command
D. a law
7.Analie is a teen studying in Manila.
A. a toddler
B. an old lady
C. an adolescent

D. an adult
8.Angelica Joy phoned her friend to invite her
over for dinner
A. called
B. confronted
C. requested
D. messaged
9. A whistle was heard from the fair and
just ref.
A. a player
B. an athlete
C. an official who controls a sports
event
D. refrigerator
10.The ad encourages us to eat healthy food
every day.

A. a commercial

B. a command
C. a law
D. a slogan
11. The campus journalist recorded fire
incident in his videocam.

A. video camera recorder

B. camera trick
C. shooting
12. The hi-tech super microscope is very
helpful to the scientists who study about the
nature of coronavirus.
A. technologically advanced

B. a style of material

C. a kind of an equipment
13. We had a staycation during the COVID-19
pandemic because we were not allowed to go
out of our house.
A. a vacation at the beach

B. a vacation spent at home

C. a vacation at the farm
14. She’s not that beautiful in person, but she
is telegenic.

A. attractive to the ears

B. attractive to television viewers

C. attractive to the listeners

15. They eat much the same thing for brunch
every day.
A. a meal taken at night that combines
late dinner and midnight snack
B. a meal taken in the morning that
combines late breakfast and early lunch
C. a meal taken in the afternoon that
combines late lunch and early supper
Identify the meaning of the clipped word from the
choices given.

1. Let us take 1.a photo

. as a souvenir of
Let us take a photo as a souvenir of this.

this place.
A.Drawing
B.picture
C.painting
2. The fans screamed and cried when the
famous singer appeared on stage.

A. cooling devices on stage that direct

air current
B. people who follow and
admire another
C. the protesters
3. The couple rode a limo to their wedding
reception.
A. rare breed of horse
b B.private jet c. expensive c
c C.expensive car
4. You won’t feel better if you don’t take
your meds.

A. vitamins
B. supplements

C. drugs
5. You need to study and prepare for
an exam.
A. test
B. game
C. lesson
6. The memo encourages us to adhere to
the protocols set by the local IATF.

A. a written reminder
B. an advertisement
C. a command
D. a law
7.Analie is a teen studying in Manila.
A. a toddler
B. an old lady
C. an adolescent

D. an adult
8.Angelica Joy phoned her friend to invite her
over for dinner
A. called
B. confronted
C. requested
D. messaged
9. A whistle was heard from the fair and
just ref.
A. a player
B. an athlete
C. an official who controls a sports
event
D. refrigerator
10.The ad encourages us to eat healthy food
every day.

A. a commercial

B. a command
C. a law
D. a slogan
11. The campus journalist recorded fire
incident in his videocam.

A. video camera recorder

B. camera trick
C. shooting
12. The hi-tech super microscope is very
helpful to the scientists who study about the
nature of coronavirus.
A. technologically advanced

B. a style of material

C. a kind of an equipment
13. We had a staycation during the COVID-19
pandemic because we were not allowed to go
out of our house.
A. a vacation at the beach

B. a vacation spent at home

C. a vacation at the farm
14. She’s not that beautiful in person, but she
is telegenic.

A. attractive to the ears

B. attractive to television viewers

C. attractive to the listeners

15. They eat much the same thing for brunch
every day.
A. a meal taken at night that combines
late dinner and midnight snack
B. a meal taken in the morning that
combines late breakfast and early lunch
C. a meal taken in the afternoon that
combines late lunch and early supper