About Lesson
Words Formed By Clipping
Definition Of Clipping Word:
Some words are formed by clipping a part of a larger word while retaining the meaning of the original word. If the front portion of the word is clipped away it is called front clipping . If the end part of the word is clipped away it is called back clipping . If it is done to both the ends it is called front and back clipping .
62 Clipped Words Used In Sentences
| advertisement |
ad |
| All company’s spend a lot of money on ads |
| hamburger |
burger |
| Burger does not suit old people |
| omnibus |
bus |
| The tourist bus broke down near Paris |
| helicopter |
copter |
| The copter forces landed in the disturbed areas to stem the communal violence |
| demonstration |
demo |
| BPL company conducted a demo at Paris corner of easy washing |
| ampere |
amp |
| It is an 40 amp bulb |
| motor bike |
bike |
| Ajith had just brought a very expensive bike. |
| suitcase |
case |
| There are bundles of currency notes inside the case. |
| pressure cooker |
cooker |
| Cookers are now available for even $20/- |
| discotheque |
disco |
| Disco is not a part of Italian culture |
| diskette |
disc |
| I saved all the word documents in a Compact disc |
| gasoline |
gas |
| Gas has become an expensive fuel for low income group families. |
| bridegroom |
groom |
| Groom is wanted for a 22 year old Cristian community girl drawing $8000/-PM in an MNC. |
| gymnasium |
gym |
| My uncle goes to the gym early morning. |
| killogram |
kilo |
| Get me a kilo of mangoes. |
| memorandum |
memo |
| The managing director issued a memo to the head clerk. |
| micro phone |
mic |
| This mic doesn’t work properly. |
| non-vegetarian |
non-veg |
| He is a non-veg. |
| spectacles |
specs |
| She cannot read without specs. |
| storehouse |
store |
| Jems works in a store. |
| fountain pen |
pen |
| Pen is mightier than sward |
| perambulator |
param |
| The mother took the child out in a param. |
| university |
varsity |
| London varsity has renovated its auditorium |
| vegetarian |
veg |
| She regularly eats her dinner in a veg mess. |
| veterinary surgeon |
vet |
| I took my cat to the vet. |
| fascimile |
Fax |
| I got a fax copy of the conference notice yesterday. |
| handkerchief |
karchief |
| I have lost my karchief yesterday. |
| aeroplane |
plane |
| Sarah was excited as she was to travel by plane for the first time. |
| laboratory |
lab |
| This college has five labs. |
| refrigerator |
fridge |
| Having firdge is not a luxury but a necessity. |
| pantaloons |
pants |
| The clown at the circus wore a very loose pants. |
| tubelight |
tube |
| The tube of our hall didn’t work from yesterday. |
| mathematics |
maths |
| She is our maths teacher. |
| centum |
cent |
| We have been living in the 21st cent. |
| bicycle |
cycle |
| David presented a cycle to John on his birthday. |
| alchemist |
chemist |
| We have a chemist on the corner of our street. |
| influenza |
flu |
| I was suffering from flu. |
| examination |
exam |
| She is preparing for her exam. |
| luncheon |
lunch |
| I invited my close friends for lunch. |
| photograph |
photo |
| My friend got my photo to keep it with herself. |
| signature |
sign |
| Akbar’s sign is totally illegible. |
| newscast |
news |
| Every day I watch news in the TV. |
| telephone |
phone |
| I contacted him over phone. |
| mummy |
mum |
| Where is your mum? |
| daddy |
dad |
| Where does your dad work? |
| identity |
ID |
| Please, show me your ID. |
| curiosity |
curio |
| We visited a curio shop. |
| demarcate |
mark |
| They marked the boundaries. |
| tram car |
tram |
| We travelled in a tram in London. |
| public house |
pub |
| The couple were found in a local pub. |
| fanatic |
fan |
| He is a fan of Arnold Schwarzenegger. |
| telephone |
phone |
| Our Principal contacted the chief guest over the phone. |
| taxicab |
taxi |
| I hired a taxi to go home. |
| topbrass |
brass |
| The meeting was attended by diplomats and the top military brass. |
| newsflash |
flash |
| We interrupt this programme to bring you a flash. |
| okay |
ok |
| Did the head office ok the proposal? |
| rehabilitate |
rehab |
| Lora saved all her money in order to send her husband for a rehab programme. |
| popmusic |
pop |
| Michael Jackson is the king of pop. |
| pathway |
path |
| The tourist chose the wrong path when they went for sight-seeing. |
| hitchhike |
hitch |
| Can you give me a hitch till Mount Road? |
| zoological park |
zoo |
| The little children love to visit a zoo. |
error: Content is protected !!