Question

Clipping: Reducing a word to one of its syllables or a part of it.

For example,

• Mathematics - Maths
• Advertisement - Ad
• Laboratory - Lab

In your notebook, write five examples of the above types of word-building devices. (You may take the help of a Dictionary/the Internet)

Answer 1

1. gymnasium - gym
2. examination - exam
3. demonstration - demo
4. microphone - mic
5. gasoline - gas