Clipped Words
Some spellers choose to write the clipped form of some words. A clipped word is
a word shortened by common use. Clipped words are favored because they are
easier to spell. The challenge occurs when students are asked to write the
longer form of a clipped word. Some common clipped words are listed below.
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ad - advertisement |
memo - memorandum |
| auto - automobile |
mike - microphone |
| bike - bicycle |
mum - chrysanthemum |
| burger - hamburger |
pen - penitentiary |
| bus - omnibus |
phone - telephone |
| champ - champion |
photo - photograph |
| con - convict |
pike - turnpike |
| co-op - cooperative |
plane - airplane |
| copter - helicopter |
ref - referee |
| cuke - cucumber |
rev - revolution |
| dorm - dormitory |
rhino - rhinoceros |
| exam - examination |
specs - spectacles; specifications |
| flu - influenza |
stats - statistics |
| fridge - refrigerator |
stereo - stereophonics |
| gas - gasoline |
sub - submarine |
| grad - graduate |
taxi - taxicab |
| gym - gymnasium |
teen - teenager |
| hippo - hippopotamus |
tie - necktie |
| lab - laboratory |
tux - tuxedo |
| limo - limousine |
typo - typographical error |
| lunch - luncheon |
van - caravan |
| math - mathematics |
vet - veteran; veterinarian |
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