9
English
Quarter 1–Module 17:
Arriving at Meaning of Words through Word Formation (clipping,
blending, acronym, compounding, folk etymology)
Development Team of the Module
Writer: Jesamine G. Ullegue
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For the Facilitator:
Welcome to the English 9 Alternative Delivery Mode (ADM) Module on Arriving at
meaning of words through word formation (clipping, blending, acronym, compounding,
folk etymology.) .
This module was collaboratively designed, developed and reviewed by educators from
public institutions to assist you, the teacher or facilitator in helping the learners meet the
standards set by the K to 12 Curriculum while overcoming their personal, social, and
economic constraints in schooling.
This learning resource hopes to engage the learners into guided and independent
learning activities at their own pace and time. Furthermore, this also aims to help learners
acquire the needed 21st century skills while taking into consideration their needs and
circumstances.
In addition to the material in the main text, you will also see this box in the body of the
module:
Notes to the Teacher
This contains helpful tips or strategies that will
help you in guiding the learners.
As a facilitator you are expected to orient the learners on how to use this module. You
also need to keep track of the learners' progress while allowing them to manage their own
learning. Furthermore, you are expected to encourage and assist the learners as they do
the tasks included in the module.
For the Learner:
Welcome to the English 9 Alternative Delivery Mode (ADM) Module on Arriving at
meaning of words through word formation (clipping, blending, acronym, compounding,
folk etymology).
Word formation occurs when compounding, clipping or blending existing words to create
new words. These will a proper understanding and comprehension to the words that are
existing in the world.
This module was designed to provide you with fun and meaningful opportunities for
guided and independent learning at your own pace and time. You will be enabled to
process the contents of the learning resource while being an active learner.
What I Need to Know
This module will assist you in understanding the meaning of such clipping,
blending, acronym, compounding and folk etymology.
Please help the learners in sharing their ideas and knowledge from their
experiences so that there will be collaboration and learning will be easy.
Answers are written at the back of this module. Inculcate to the learners the value
of honesty while answering this module.
For the learner
We may have a different understanding about shortened words in our lives.
Through this will be able to know their meanings and derive sentences from it.
At the end of this module, you are expected to:
1. determine the meaning of clipping, blending, acronyms, compounding and folk
etymology;
2. unlock the meaning of words derived from word formation and;
3. use clipping, blending, acronyms, compounding, and folk etymology correctly.
What I Know
Read and understand the acrostic poem below and answer the
following questions.
A B C
Cuddly Crunchy and Disciplined
Acrobatic chewy Obedient
Tenacious Awesome Gracious
Softly purring Nice and Sweet
sweet
Delightful
Yummy treat
1. What is the word formed in the first (A) acrostic poem?
2. What is the word formed in the second (B) acrostic poem?
3. What is the word formed in the third (C) acrostic poem?
Lesson Arriving at meaning of words through
17 word formation (clipping, blending,
acronym, compounding, folk etymology.)
Using clipping, blending, acronym, compounding and folk etymology can make the
understanding of contents easier, better and help to avoid confusion.
What’s In
Color the heart number in your notebook if the sentence tells something true about
acronym, clipping, blending, compounding, and folk etymology. Do this activity on
separate sheet of paper.
1. Acronyms are often used in academic writing in order to avoid repetitive use of
long, cumbersome titles.
2. Acronyms are defined as words formed by the first letters of words in a name or
title.
3. Clipping is the process of forming a new word by dropping one or more syllables
from a polysyllabic word
4. Blending is a word formed by joining parts of two words after clipping.
5. Compounding is the process of combining two words (free morphemes) to create
a new word (commonly a noun, verb, or adjective)
6. Folk etymology is defined as a change in the form and /or meaning of a word,
which results from the incorrect assumption that it has a certain etymological origin.
Notes to the Teacher
The teacher must consider the prerequisite skills needed in the
development of this competency including the schema or background
knowledge which may reinforce learning. This module will help the
learners bridge the gap of learning to attain mastery of the lesson in its
spiral progression.
What’s New
Give the accurate word of the acronym of the government
agencies in the Philippines and vice versa. Write your answers
in your notebook.
Acronym Word
DOH Department of Health
Social Security System
DPWH
National Bureau of
Investigation
NSO
Department of Foreign Affairs
DOJ
Give the accurate word of the clipped word and vice versa. Write
your answers in your notebook.
Clipped Word Meaning
Ad advertisement
Exam
gasoline
Lab
Math
memorandum
phone
Give the accurate word of the blended words and vice versa.
Write your answers in your notebook.
Blended Word
Breakfast+lunch brunch
Motor+hotel
smog
webinar
Spoon+fork
Give the accurate word of the compound words and vice versa.
Write your answers in your notebook.
Compound Word Word
Work+room workroom
Breast+feed
blueberry
highlight
Note+book
cellphone
➢ Identify the origin of the following words and answer them on your
notebook:
1. Hamburger
________________________________________
2. Asparagus
________________________________________
What Is It
o Word formation occurs when compounding, clipping or blending
existing words to create new words.
o An acronym is an abbreviation formed from the initial letters of other
words and pronounced as a word.
o Compounding words are formed when two or more lexemes combine
into a single new word. Compound words may be written as one word
or as two words joined with a hyphen.
o Clipping is the word formation process in which a word is reduced or
shortened without changing the meaning of the word. Clipping differs
from back-formation in that the new word retains the meaning of the
original word.
o Blending is the word formation process in which parts of two or more
words combine to create a new word whose meaning is often a
combination of the original words.
o Folk etymology or reanalysis – sometimes called popular etymology,
analogical reformation, or etymological reinterpretation– is a change
in a word or phrase resulting from the replacement of an unfamiliar
form by a more familiar one
What’s More
Independent Activity 1
BBL LOL ASAP IDK TBTH
FYI SETE AMAP TYT IDC
GTG BRB BTW SYS RN
Name that acronym. Fill in the blank with the correct acronym from the list
above. Write your answers in your notebook.
1. Laugh out loud ___________
2. Smiling ear to ear___________
3. Be back later___________
4. For your information___________
5. I don’t know___________
6. Got to go___________
7. By the way___________
8. As soon as possible___________
9. As much as possible___________
10. Be right back___________
11. Throwback Thursday___________
12. Right now___________
13. I don’t care___________
14. Take your time___________
15. See you soon___________
Independent Assessment 1
In your notebook, create an acrostic poem using the initial letters of the word
“HEART.”
H-
E-
A-
R-
T-
TT
Independent Activity 2
On your notebook, match the clipped word from the column A to its original word
in the column B. Write the letter of the correct answer in your notebook.
A B
a. Prof a. Advertisement
b. Gym b. Bicycle
c. Ad c. Telephone
d. Bike d. Cafeteria
e. Math e. Examination
f. Fax f. Semester
g. Phone g. Administration
h. Exam h. Mathematics
I. Flu i. Professor
j. Lab j. Laboratory
k. Memo k. Information
l. Café l. Gymnasium
m. Sem m. Facsimile
n. Info n. Influenza
o. Admin o. Memorandum
Independent Assessment 2
Identify and give the meaning of the following compound words. Write your
answers on a separate paper.
1. Rain+coat= raincoat.
A long coat made from waterproofed or water-resistant fabric.
2. Basket+ball=
________________________________________________
3. Work+room=
________________________________________________
4. Class+room=
________________________________________________
5. Photo+shoot=
________________________________________________
Independent Activity 3
Identify the blended word out of the given words and draw it as beautiful as you
can. Write your answers in your notebook.
1. spoon+pork=
____________
2. Smoke+fog=
_____________
3. Emotion+icon=
______________
Independent Assessment 3
Word formation!
Supply the missing word to make the sentence complete and comprehensible. Write
your answers in your notebook.
1. In the past six months, I have been working as a _________. (train)
2. I’ve eaten so much, I’m really quite _________. (comfort)
3. There will be an extra charge for every_________ passenger. (add)
4. I always buy clothes at _________ price. (afford)
5. After some _________, we’ve decided to sell the house. (consider)
What I Have Learned
Complete the process and identify the word formation being used.
Write your answers on your notebook.
Example:
Return on ROI Acronym
Investment
1. Information,
entertainment
2. Modulator,
demulator
3. Love, seat
4. International,
police
5. TGIF
6. Bed, room
7. Memorandum
8. Black, board
9. Aircon
What I Can Do
In your notebook, give at least 5 examples on the following word
formations:
Acronym Blending Clipping Compounding
1. 1. 1. 1.
2. 2. 2. 2.
3. 3. 3. 3.
4. 4. 4. 4.
5. 5. 5 5.
Assessment
Write the letter of the correct answers in your notebook on the
following questions:
1. What word formation is used in the word “Stir+fry?”
a. Acronym
b. Blending
c. Clipping
d. Compounding
2. What word formation is used in “gator” from the word alligator?
a. Acronym
b. Blending
c. Clipping
d. Compounding
3. Which of the following is the definition of Clipping?
a. Words are formed when two or more lexemes combine into
a single new word.
b. Word formation process in which a word is reduced or
shortened without changing the meaning of the word
c. Initial letters used in academic writing in order to avoid
repetitive use of long, cumbersome titles.
d. Word formation process in which parts of two or more words
combine to create a new word whose meaning is often a
combination of the original words
4. Which of the following is the definition of Blending?
a. Words are formed when two or more lexemes combine into
a single new word.
b. Word formation process in which a word is reduced or
shortened without changing the meaning of the word
c. Initial letters used in academic writing in order to avoid
repetitive use of long, cumbersome titles
d. Word formation process in which parts of two or more
words combine to create a new word whose meaning is
often a combination of the original words.
5. Which of the following is the definition of Compounding?
a. Words are formed when two or more lexemes combine into
a single new word.
b. Word formation process in which a word is reduced or
shortened without changing the meaning of the word
c. Initial letters used in academic writing in order to avoid
repetitive use of long, cumbersome titles
d. Word formation process in which parts of two or more words
combine to create a new word whose meaning is often a
combination of the original words.
6. Which of the following is the definition of Acronym?
a. Words are formed when two or more lexemes combine into
a single new word.
b. Word formation process in which a word is reduced or
shortened without changing the meaning of the word
c. Initial letters used in academic writing in order to avoid
repetitive use of long, cumbersome titles
d. Word formation process in which parts of two or more
words combine to create a new word whose meaning is
often a combination of the original words.
7. The word “webinar” taken from “website + seminar” was
formed through ___________.
a. Acronym
b. Blending
c. Clipping
d. Compounding
8. The word formation used for TYT, BRB, and TOTGA is
__________.
a. Acronym
b. Blending
c. Clipping
d. Compounding
9. The word “shareholders” taken from “share+holders” was
formed through?
a. Acronym
b. Blending
c. Clipping
d. Compounding
10. In academic writing, what is the meaning ASAP?
a. As sweet as pomelo
b. As soon as possible
c. As sweet as promises
d. As soon as promises
Additional Activities
Essay
In your notebook, give the importance of the following in a minimum
of 3 sentences:
1. Acronym
______________________________________________
______________________________________________
______________________________________________
2. Blending
______________________________________________
______________________________________________
______________________________________________
3. Clipping
______________________________________________
______________________________________________
______________________________________________
4. Compounding
______________________________________________
______________________________________________
______________________________________________
Answer Key
What’s New Independent Independent Independent
A. Activity 1 Activity 2 Assessment
1. Department of 1. LOL a. Professor 2.
Public Works 2. SETE b. Gymnasium Basketball
and Highways 3. BBL c. An indoor
2. National 4. FYI Advertisement court game
Statistics Office 5. IDK d. Bicycle between
3. Department of 6. GTG e. Mathematics two team of
Justice 7. BTW f. Facsimile 5 players
B. 8. ASAP g. Telephone each who
4. Examination 9. AMAP h. Examination score by
5. Gas 10. BRB I. Influenza tossing an
6. Laboratory 11. TBTH j. Laboratory inflated ball
7. Mathematics 12. RN k. through a
8. Memo 13. IDC Memorandum raised goal
C. 14. TYT l. Cafeteria 3.
9. Motel 15. SYS n. Information Workroom
10. Smoke+fog o. A workplace
11.Web+seminar Administration where
12. Spork works are
D. being done
13. Breastfeed 4.
14. Blue+berry Classroom
15. High+light A place
16. Notebook where
E. classes
17. Hamburger: meet
Germany 5.
18. Asparagus: Photoshoot
Asparagos An event
(Greek Word) where
model and
cameraman
take shots
Answer Key
Independent Independent What I Have Assessment
Activity 3 Assessment Learned 1. B
1. Spork 3 1. Infotainment/ 2. C
2.Smog 1.Trainer/ Blended 3. B
3. Emotion Trainee 2. Demodulator/ 4. D
2. Blended 5. A
Comfortable 3. Loveseat/ 6. C
3. Additional Compound 7. D
4. Affordable 4. Interpol/ 8. B
5. Blended 9. C
Consideration 10. B
5. Thank God
It’s Friday/
Acronym
6. Bedroom/
Compound
7.
Memorandum/
Clipping
8. Blackboard/
Compound
9. Aircon/
Clipping
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