Vocabulary: Overall Vocabulary Mastery & Precision (C2) - Lesson 3: Full Command of Word Formation Processes to Understand, Create & Play with New Words

Word Alchemy 🧪

Word Formation

ដំណើរការបង្កើតពាក្យថ្មី

🧩

BLEND

ការច្របាច់បញ្ចូល

✂️

CLIP

ការកាត់ពាក្យ

🔄

SHIFT

បំប្លែងភាព

Mastery Level 🎓

At C2, you don't just learn words; you create them. Understand how English speakers invent new terms every day.

🧩 Blending (Portmanteaus)

Breakfast + Lunch

Brunch

A meal eaten late morning.

អាហារសម្រន់ពេលព្រឹក (ញ៉ាំជំនួសពេលព្រឹកនិងថ្ងៃត្រង់)

Smoke + Fog

Smog

Polluted air mixture.

អ័ព្ទផ្សែង (ផ្សែងពុលលាយអ័ព្ទ)

Emotion + Icon

Emoticon

Facial expression symbols.

រូបសញ្ញាអារម្មណ៍

✂️ Clipping (Shortening)

Exam

From: Examination

ការប្រលង

Flu

From: Influenza

ជំងឺផ្តាសាយធំ

Ad

From: Advertisement

ការផ្សាយពាណិជ្ជកម្ម

🔄 Functional Shift

Google (Verb)

Original: Noun (Company Name)
New: "Let me google that."

ស្វែងរកក្នុង Google

Email (Verb)

Original: Noun (Digital Mail)
New: "I will email you."

ផ្ញើអ៊ីមែល

Process Check 🧪

Identify how the word was made!

The word "Motel" (Motor + Hotel) is an example of:

"I need to text him." ("Text" acting as a verb) is:

"Gym" (from Gymnasium) is an example of:

Mission 📝

Word Scientist

Create a Blend!

Try to invent a new word by blending two ideas. Be creative!

Combine: Hungry + Angry
(Real English word: Hangry)

Combine: Spoon + Fork
(Real English word: Spork)

Invent your own!
(e.g., Chill + Relax = Chillax)