Portmanteaus and Blended Words Exercise

Portmanteaus and Blended Words

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Portmanteaus and Blended Words

Explore portmanteaus and how distinct words are combined to create new blended terms. Practice analyzing merged words and their component meanings.

Questions

  1. MultiChoice

    What is a 'portmanteau' word in English etymology?

  2. MultiChoice

    The word 'smog' is a portmanteau created by combining which two words?

  3. MultiChoice

    The word 'motel' was created in the 1920s by combining which two words?

  4. MultiChoice

    The word 'brunch' is a combination of which two words?

  5. MultiChoice

    The term 'podcast' was created by blending which two words?

  6. MultiChoice

    The word 'cyborg' comes from combining which two words?

  7. MultiChoice

    The utensil name 'spork' is a blend of which two words?

  8. MultiChoice

    The word 'emoticon' was formed by blending which two words?

  9. MultiChoice

    In computer technology, the word 'bit' is a blend of which two words?

  10. MultiChoice

    The word 'sitcom' is a shortened blend of which phrase?

  11. MultiChoice

    The word 'chortle' was coined by Lewis Carroll as a blend of which two words?

  12. MultiChoice

    The word 'pixel' was created in the 1960s by blending shortened forms of which two words?