Language Arts Grade Five

Unit Eleven, Lesson Three: Clipped Words

  1. band
  2. stand
  3. random
  4. ground
  5. sound
  6. ignore
  7. vine
  8. vivid
  9. visit
  10. vista
  1. panoramic
  2. view
  3. altitude
  4. scenic
  5. trail
  6. organic
  7. dioxide
  8. national
  9. forest
  10. crest
Clipped Words

Many words are commonly shortened. Here are some examples: 


	FULL WORD			CLIPPED WORD
	  advertisement			  ad
	  automobile			  auto
	  bicycle			  bike
	  cuke				  cucumber
	  influenza			  flu
	  mathematics			  math
	  airplane			  plane
	  typographical error		  typo
Words which are shortened, like these examples, are sometimes called clipped words. It is a good idea to know that the shortened versions of these words aren't actually proper words and that the full word should be used when writing reports and business correspondence. Of course, the shortened versions are fine for personal letters and notes.

Here are a few more shortened words: 


	FULL WORD			CLIPPED WORD
	  refrigerator			  fridge
	  market			  mart
	  limousine			  limo
	  chrysanthemum			  mum

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