BLENDS

 

DO YOU KNOW THE NAME OF THIS OBJECT?






That's a.....




  spork



spoon + fork → spork
 

A word formed by joining together parts of existing words is called a "blend". Many new words enter the English language in this way.

 ACTIVITIES:
1. Complete the words to get the following blends:

_______+ _________→ MOTEL







_______+ _________→ BRUNCH



_______ +_________→ SMOG








2. Be a Shakespeare! 



 
Be original and create three new blends. you'll have to make a drawing of your word.



Note that blends are not the same as compounds, which form when two whole words join together, for example: website, blackboard, darkroom.