16. 2. Blending
- combining two words
together to form a word
-usually, the first part of the
word is fused with the last
part of another
17. Examples:
motor + hotel = motel
motor - a machine that produces
motion or power for doing work
hotel - a place that provides lodging
motel - motorist's hotel
-a hotel provided ample
parking
18. turn + whirl = twirl
turn - to move around a
central point
whirl - to move in a circle
twirl - to turn or spin
something around and
around quickly
19. smoke + fog = smog
smoke - the cloud of black,
gray, or white gases
fog - many small drops of
water floating in the air
smog - fog mixed with
smoke
30. 3. Compounding
-combining two to three
words to form a full form
-their meaning is either
different from its parts or
either the combined
meaning of the two words
31. Examples:
self + service = self-service
happy + go + lucky = happy-go-
lucky
back + slider =backslider (the
person who starts doing something
again after he stopped it)
32. sun + glasses = sunglasses
note + book = notebook
breast + feed = breastfeed
blue + berry =blueberry
33. 4. Acronym
- forming words through the
initial letter or syllables of
several words in
succession
34. Examples:
Light Rail Transit -LRT
Universal Serial Bus -USB
As Soon As Possible -ASAP
Personal Identification Number
-PIN
35. 5. Folk or Popular Etymology
-changing the word partially
or completely to make a
more familiar word
-the meaning of the word
changed as time passed by
36. Examples:
a. belfry
-derived from the Teutonic
word "berafrid" which means a
shed to shelter cattle and carts.
Later on, it was used to mean a
movable tower used in
attacking fortifications.
38. c. penthouse
-borrowed from Anglo-
Norman "pentiz" which
means attached building.
Now, it is used to mean an
apartment on the top floor
or roof of a building
