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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?

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Form 8 groups
Guess the word by jumbling the letters
Write your answer on the board
Any more questions?

4. •
GMOS
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Y POT
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Typo
IAALLNV
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SMOG
vanilla
KILE
•
like

5. •
EIMRAD
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OEZR
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•
zero
HCMPA
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•
admire
champ
TENINEZ
•
netizen

6. 
What did you observe with the words…
 Like
and Admire
 Typo and Champ
 Vanilla and Zero
 Smog and Netizen

7. 
Are you familiar with the words…
 CLINE
 CLIPPED
WORDS
 FOREIGN WORDS
 PORMANTEAU WORDS

8. WITH THESE
QUESTIONS IN MIND,
LET US PROCEED
WITH OUR
DISCUSSION 

9. 
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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

10. EXPENSIVE
PRICEY
REASONABLE
INEXPENSIVE
CHEAP

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Fond
Like
Crush
Infatuated
Admire
Love

13. 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.

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ad – advertisement
dorm – dormitory
flu - influenza

15. 
Photo
 photograph
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Memo
 memorandum

Sub
 submarine

16. 
Taxicab
 cab,

taxi
Tuxedo
 tux

Luncheon
 Lunch

17. 
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What are foreign words?
words which have been borrowed from other
languages but have become part of our day
to day English vocabulary.

18. COMMONLY USED ENGLISH WORDS OF INDIAN ORIGIN
Bungalow
Cheetah
Pyjama
Guru
Jungle
Khaki
Loot

19. TEN COMMONLY USED ENGLISH
WORDS OF ARABIAN ORIGIN
Algebra
Assassin
Harem
Mattress
Safari
Sofa
Sultan
Sherbet
Tariff
Zero

20. Chi
Chow
Feng
Shui
Gung Ho
Ketchup
Kung Fu
Lychee
Silk
Tea
Tofu
Banana
Chimpanzee
Cola
Dengue
Jamboree
Jumbo
Mumbo
Jumbo
Voodoo
Zebra
Zombie
Adios
Cigar
Guerrilla
Hurricane
Lolita
Macho
Platinum
Ranch
Siesta
Vanilla
Booze
Cookie
Cruise
Decoy
Excise
Iceberg
Measles
Smuggler
Yacht
Yankee

21. 
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What are Pormanteau Words?
Words formed by fusing elements of two
other words

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Beautility = beauty + utility
Bit = binary + digit
Blog = web + log
Brunch = breakfast + lunch
Camcorder = camera + recorder
E-commerce = electronic + commerce
Email= electronic + mail

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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

24. 
In which groups to these belong?
 Like

and Admire
cline
 Typo

and Champ
Clipped words
 Vanilla

Foreign words
 Smog

and Zero
and Netizen
Pormanteau Words

25. 
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Why is it important for a
student like you to know these
words?
Do you believe it will help you
study better? How?