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?