How words are How words are createdcreated

By: Emily BirchBy: Emily Birch

Compounds Compounds

A compound is a word A compound is a word with two full words with two full words together.together.

Examples: handbag, Examples: handbag, liftoff, downtownliftoff, downtown

Blends Blends

• Blends are putting Blends are putting word parts word parts together to create together to create blends.blends.

• Examples: motel, Examples: motel, squiggle, brunch, squiggle, brunch, splotchsplotch

clipped wordsclipped words

Clipped words are Clipped words are created by shortening created by shortening existing words.existing words.

Examples: Condo, Examples: Condo, auto, lunch, fan, auto, lunch, fan, phone, gas, net, taxi phone, gas, net, taxi cab, and vet.cab, and vet.

Echoic wordsEchoic words

• Words that Words that represent sounds.represent sounds.

• Examples: z z z z z Examples: z z z z z z z, shush, bop, z z, shush, bop, and tick tockand tick tock

BorrowingBorrowing

Taking or adopting Taking or adopting words from other words from other languages into languages into English words.English words.

Examples: pistol, Examples: pistol, robot, cookie, robot, cookie, volcano, plaidvolcano, plaid

AcronymsAcronyms

Words that are Words that are formed from the first formed from the first letter in each word.letter in each word.

Examples: NFL, Examples: NFL, USA,NBA,WNBA,LOUSA,NBA,WNBA,LOL,MLB,NHLL,MLB,NHL

EponymsEponyms

Words based on or Words based on or derived from a derived from a person’s name.person’s name.

Examples: God, LordExamples: God, Lord

ReviewReview

There are several ways words are added There are several ways words are added to our language. English is ever growing.to our language. English is ever growing.