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Last updated June 28, 1997
This activity can be used by an individual student, a small group, or with the entire class. Simply make a set of cards. On one side print the two words to be combined; on the other, write the portmanteau.
Here is a list to get you started:
| binary + digit= | bit |
| parachute + troopers= | paratroopers |
| motor + cross country= | motocross |
| motor + pedal= | moped |
| chuckle + snort= | chortle |
| chunk + lump= | clump |
| fare + ye + well= | farewell |
| confidence + man= | conman |
| flame + glare= | flare |
| gleam + shimmer= | glimmer |
| modulator + demodulator= | modem |
| God + be with + ye= | goodbye |
| splash + splatter= | splatter |
| taximeter + cabriolet= | taxicab |
| breakfast + lunch= | brunch |
| telvesion + marathon= | telethon |
| motor + hotel= | motel |
| of the + clock= | o'clock |
| picture + element= | pixel |
| smack + mash= | smash |
There are many more possibilities. Get your students in on the act by asking them to fins aportmanteau word of their own. Share their findings with the class and add their words to your set.
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