1. English 10 Vocabulary

2. How we do vocabulary 10 words per week. Words given out on Monday
3-Column notes due Friday.
Word – part of speech – definition – original, contextual sentence.
Quiz over two sets of words every 2 weeks
10 spelling words & 20 MC questions

3. Vocabulary #1
Our Evolving Language

4. VCR, YOLO, Scuba, NASA, AWOL.
Acronym (n): A word formed from the first letter of each word in a series.
Can you think of any acronyms?
VCR, YOLO, Scuba, NASA, AWOL.
*RIP, LOL, LMAO are only acronyms if you pronounce them as a word

5. Affix (n): A prefix or suffix. (v): A to attach something (esp
Affix (n): A prefix or suffix (v): A to attach something (esp. to a word)
What are some common affixes?
Prefixes: Pre- anti- inter- under- mis- dis-
Suffixes: -able –er –ment –ing –est –less

6. Bromance, frenemy, google (as a verb), earworm, glamping
Coinage (n): The invention of a new word or phrase Coin (v): To create a new word.
What are some recently coined words? Why do you think we coin new words?
Bromance, frenemy, google (as a verb), earworm, glamping

7. Colloquial (adj): Informal language, conversational
What are some school appropriate colloquialisms you use every day?

8. Diminutive (n): A suffix that indicates small size, affection, youth, or familiarity (adj): Extremely small or tiny.
What words might you use to speak affectionately about a:
Dog
Horse
Rubber duck
What might you call a small version of a
Drop
Book
Pig
What might you call a close friend named:
Charles
Thomas
Kenneth

9. Metonymy (n): When something isn’t called by its own name, but instead, by something closely related to it.
Lend me your ears: What does this sentence mean? What does “ears” mean here?
Can I have a ride?: Does the word “ride” stand for something else?
What are the metonymies in these sentences and what do they stand for?
The pen is mightier than the sword.
Give me a hand.
Macaroni and cheese is my favorite dish.
The United States is trying to reform its immigration policies.

10. Oxymoron (n): A contradictory expression
What are some common oxymorons?
Jumbo shrimp, pretty ugly, awfully good, True Lies (movie)

11. Palindrome (n): A word or expression spelled the same forward and backward.
Can you think of any palindromes?
Bob, level, radar
Was it a cat I saw?
Don’t nod.

12. Portmanteau (n): A word formed by combining parts of two words.
Can you think of any portmanteau words?
Smog, brunch, frenemy, glamping, bromance,
Ginormous, skort, spork, Brangelina, Billary

13. Spoonerism (n): An often comical switching of the first sounds of two or more words
What happens when you mix up the initial sounds in these phrases?
Tease my ears
Ease my tears.
A lack of pies
A pack of lies
Wave the sails
Save the whales

14. Reminders
Online flashcards:
3 column notes due Tuesday 9/8
First vocabulary quiz (lists #1 & #2): 9/14