Exercise 2

Identify the type of word-formation for each of following words

• Gym – gymnasium

• Pen – penitentiary

• Movie – moving picture 

• Boost (boom+horst) 

• Smoker - smoking-car

• Kodak

• O.K

• Sub – substitute

• Electrocute (electricity&execute)

• To debut

• Pop – popular

• Memo – memorandum

• Phone-telephone

• Try – trial

• S.O.S

• Listerine

• To major

• Blurt (blare&spurt)

• Plane – air-plane

• Dorm – dormitory

• Lab – laboratory

• To vacation

• Vaseline

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