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- 1. Name: ______________________________________ Grade & Section:___________________ Subject: English 9 Teacher: TERRY JOY B. JORDAN Date: ______Score: ____________ LEARNING ACTIVITY SHEET Lesson: Quarter 1 Week 4 LAS 1 Activity Title: Arrive at Meanings of Words through Word Formation: COMPOUNDING and BLENDING Objectives: Arrive at meanings of words through word formation: compounding and blending (EN9V-Ie-11) Word formation is making a new word. The creation of a new word uses many methods and the process of forming new words show the constantly changing of language. Compounding is the formation of word out of two or more words combine into a single new word. Compound words may be written as one word or as two words joined with a hyphen. The two words don’t lose their individual sounds. Examples: mailman notebook handbag sky-drive high school fireplace fingerprint doorknob Note that the compounds are written in various ways in English. They may be written in three types: 1. Open Compound Words (with a space between the elements as in disc jockey, hot dog, etc.) 2. Close Compound Words (simply with the two roots run together with no separation as in wallpaper, playground, etc.) 3. Hyphenated Compound Words ( with the hyphen between the elements as in part-time, mother- in- law) Activity 1. Underline and indicate the type of compound words (Open Compound Word, Close Compound Word or Hyphenated Compound Word) used in the sentence. Write it on the space provided. ________________1. Anna is asleep in her bedroom. ________________2. Five months have passed and it has been a bittersweet quiet. ________________3. Pregnant women should try sugar-free products to satisfy their intense cravings. ________________4. Her eyes behind the glasses looked like a full moon shining into two windows. ________________5. Bluetooth will allow people to be more innovative with the communications. Activity 2. Choose a compound word from the list to complete the sentences below. footprint deep-fried fire-drill sunburn first aid break-up keyboard high- speed voice mail basketball 1. Wontons are usually boiled and served in soup, but they can also be _________________. 2. Prince played the song on his ________________________. 3. Anyone can treat minor cuts and scrapes with basic _______________________. 4. Jimmy and his friends played ______________________ last weekend. 5. She moved away after the _____________________ of her marriage. 6. ICNHS will be holding a _______________________ this morning. 7. Five people have been killed in _________________________ tracking by the police recently. 8. My English was suffering from extreme case of _________________________. 9. Investigators believes the _______________________ in blood could help trap the killer. 10.You can access your ________________________ and delete and forward messages from anywhere. Teacher’s note: Submit on time, submission after the quarter without valid reason will NOT be recorded and graded.
- 2. 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. Examples: breakfast + lunch = bunch smoke + fog = smog news + broadcast = newscast cybernetic + organism = cyborg web + seminar = webinar Activity 3. Underline the blended word in the sentence. Then, identify the combination of blended words. Write your answer on the space provided. The first one is done for you. ex. Our family always have brunch together on Sunday. breakfast + lunch = brunch 1. John decided to take his vacation time at home and just take a staycation. ____________________ + __________________ = ____________________ 2. His performance was positively received by both critics and netizens. ____________________ + __________________ = ____________________ 3. Jasper and Denver have a frenemy relationship. ____________________ + __________________ = ____________________ Activity 4. Choose the appropriate blended words in the sentences. Write your answer on the space provided. motel spork sitcom emoticons simulcast 1. The kisses and hearts sent through the app are known as ______________or emoji’s in short. 2. Reynaldo is staying at a ________________ while his house is being painted. 3. Concert will be ___________________ on tv and radio on July 29 at 10:40 in the morning. 4. Are you telling me that I’m not allowed to eat this with a _________________, only chopsticks? 5. Pepito Manaloto’s television series is the most popular _______________ in the Philippines.
- 3. Name: ______________________________________ Grade & Section:___________________ Subject: English 9 Teacher: TERRY JOY B. JORDAN Date: ______Score: ____________ LEARNING ACTIVITY SHEET Lesson: Quarter 1 Week 4 LAS 2 Activity Title: Arrive at Meanings of Words through Word Formation: CLIPPING AND FOLK ETYMOLOGY Objectives: explain the meaning of word through word formation: acronym, clipping and folk etymology (EN9V-Ie-11) Clipping is a word formation process when a word of more than one syllable is reduced to a shorter form. It is called clipping because you “clip off” one part from the rest. Examples: advertisement – ad gasoline -- gas telephone -- phone influenza -- flu Acronyms are formed by taking the initial letters of a phrase and making a word out of it. Examples: ASAP – As Soon As Possible AWOL- Absent Without Leave LASER – Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation NASA—National Aeronautics and Space Administration Folk Etymology refers to the changing of a word phrase over time which result from the replacement of an unfamiliar form by a more familiar one. That say, the study of origin and history of words and the changes in their form and meaning. Examples: Female from the Old French word “femelle” Bridegroom from the Old English word “Bryd-guman” Cockroach from the Spanish word “cucaracha” Activity 1. Identify the clipping words on the table and write your answer on the space provided. brunch café asap spork disco kilo motel chairman sitcom modem hand-wash math airport fridge botox 1. ___________________________ 2. ___________________________ 3. ___________________________ 4. ___________________________ 5. ___________________________ Activity 2. Write the meaning of each of the following acronyms. 1. FYI - ____________________________________________________________ 2. SCUBA- _________________________________________________________ 3. DepEd- __________________________________________________________ 4. RAM - ___________________________________________________________ 5. SWAT - __________________________________________________________ Teacher’s note: Submit on time, submission after the quarter without valid reason will NOT be recorded and graded.
- 4. Activity 3. Here are more examples of etymology. Write the old meaning and the new meaning of the word. You may use a dictionary. 1. Word: Avocado (from the word “Nahuati”) Origin: _________________________________ Old meaning: ___________________________________________________ New Meaning: __________________________________________________ 2. Word: Disaster (from the word “disastro”) Origin: _________________________________ Old meaning: ___________________________________________________ New Meaning: __________________________________________________ 3. Word: Salary (from the word “salarium”) Origin: _________________________________ Old meaning: ___________________________________________________ New Meaning: __________________________________________________ Activity 4. Read the sentences carefully. Underline and identify the appropriate word formation used in the sentence. Write C if it is for clipping, A for acronym and E for Etymology. _____1. It’s good to remember this when performing a DIY function. _____2. Tony dropped in at the pub on his way home from work. _____3. Coleslaw, “finely chopped cabbage dressed with venigar, salt, etc. and eaten as salad, “From Dutch koolsla, from kool (“cabbage”) + sla (“salad”). _____4. The heading includes important particulars including who is receiving the memo. _____5. Anna went to the gym four days a week. _____6. I bought those expensive sneakers I’ve been eying—YOLO! _____7. The English word “whiskey” from Gaelic uisge beatha “whisky,” literally “water of life,” from Old Irish uisce “water”. _____8. The word originated from disabled veterans in England during King Henry VII’s reign (15th- 16th century). Unable to make a living for themselves after war, they were forced to take to the streets with their “cap in hand,” begging for coins. King Henry VII made it legal for disabled people to beg because he didn’t think they could hold down jobs. Disable individuals, therefore became known as “handicapped”. _____9. There is still no cure for AIDS. _____10. She studied hard and passed the exam.