Vocabulary Skills-Word Origins-Part 1

The following words were added to English in three different ways. Use the clues that you see and hear in the words. Select one of the ways -- Words from Names, Combined Words, Words from Sounds -- for each word.

1. howl

a) Words from Names

b) Combined Words

c) Words from Sounds

2. zepplin

a) Words from Names

b) Combined Words

c) Words from Sounds

3. boycott

a) Words from Names

b) Combined Words

c) Words from Sounds

4. telegraph

a) Words from Names

b) Combined Words

c) Words from Sounds

5. telecast

a) Words from Names

b) Combined Words

c) Words from Sounds

6. cardigan

a) Words from Names

b) Combined Words

c) Words from Sounds

7. shrill

a) Words from Names

b) Combined Words

c) Words from Sounds

8. mackintosh

a) Words from Names

b) Combined Words

c) Words from Sounds

9. telescope

a) Words from Names

b) Combined Words

c) Words from Sounds

10. pompadour

a) Words from Names

b) Combined Words

c) Words from Sounds

11. roadhog

a) Words from Names

b) Combined Words

c) Words from Sounds

12. meow

a) Words from Names

b) Combined Words

c) Words from Sounds

13. television

a) Words from Names

b) Combined Words

c) Words from Sounds

14. roar

a) Words from Names

b) Combined Words

c) Words from Sounds

15. splash

a) Words from Names

b) Combined Words

c) Words from Sounds

Word Origins Part 2