These are words formed by combining parts of two other words. E.g. : smoke + fog = smog.
How portmanteau words are different from compound words?
We form compound words without breaking or truncating the constituent words. Some abbreviating takes place in case of portmanteau words.
Here is a small quiz based on portmanteau words. Pl. try to fill in the blanks with appropriate portmanteau words.
| 1. beautility ,2. bit ,3. blog ,4. bonk ,5. breathalyzer ,6. brunch ,7. camcorder ,8. chunnel ,9. cremains ,10. diplonomics ,11. e-commerce ,12. email ,13. fantabulous ,14. fanzine ,15. feminar ,16. gasohol ,17. ginormous ,18. guestimate ,19. heliport ,20. hi-tech ,21. internet ,22. interpol ,23. joypad ,24. laundromat ,25. medicare ,26. mobike ,27. moped ,28. motel ,29. motorcade ,30. newscast ,31. oxbridge ,32. paratroop ,33. pluot ,34. podcast ,35. sci-fi ,36. sexploitation ,37. shamateur ,38. smog ,39. splurge ,40. telecast ,41. telecom ,42. telethon ,43. televangelist ,44. toughicult ,45. transistor ,46. vash ,47.adflation |
| 1. Can radio help fight _________ ? ,2. A_________ product must have both beauty and utility . ,3. The_________ini wearing nerdy girl wanted her lover to buy ten itsy bitsy bikinies . ,4. Are_________s becoming outdated? My friend has a blog at blogger . ,5. Why_________ when a bang and a conk themselves are unabearable ? Bonking has been going on since centuries , ,6. Are there any tricks which work to cheat a_________ ? ,7. Railway travelers rarely_________ in trains, considering the poor quality of the dishes and service . ,8. What should the cheapest_________ cost in Saudi Arabia ? My friend wanted to shoot his Haj travel step-by-step . ,9. He willed that his_________ be buried in a ceramic urn . ,10. Which country uses the_________ trains the most? England or France ? ,11. An approach of_________ cannot solve the serious economic problems arising from loss of export competitiveness . ,12. What will be the future of prestigious consumer durable show rooms , if_________ gains control of the markets ? ,13. He does not relish_________. He prefers good old letters and letterheads . ,14. Won't it be_________ , if we get paid for our Google searches ? ,15. Madonna's fan community started a_________ of their own . ,16. Can a_________ at Harvard, solve the problems of the women in Boston ? ,17. The_________ in Midwest comes with ethanol from corn . ,18. Why do Presidents parade in_________ stretch limos ? ,19. Even a_________ requires some logic , practice , quantitative techniques, and reasoning . ,20. A rustic cannot survive in a_________ society . ,21. A_________ is compulsorily built , wherever the American President steps his feet down . ,22. Will_________ ultimately replace TVs ? ,23. The Japanese Government has alerted the_________ about the absconding criminal . ,24. Should every_________ be a touchscreen . ,25. The master flutist in our town has opened a_________ to survive. He learnt dry-cleaning techniques from his father . ,26. Every Government, if given a choice, will prefer to exit_________ and spend the outlays on arms procurement . ,27. Do you use a_________ if you have a car and somebody reimburses the gas costs ? ,28. Her_________ can carry two. She maintains it meticulously . ,29. Does a typical_________ in Cincinnati provide rooms equipped with microwaves ? ,30. Was there any American President who discouraged_________s ? How much does Obama's motorcade and security cost the exchequer ? ,31. Local_________ national newscast , and world newscast 24/7. The newsreaders and the viewers are vexed . ,32. An_________ cannot produce an Einstein . Oxford and Cambridge have become commercial shops . ,33. The first_________ jump was made in 1940 . ,34. Is_________ a hybrid of plum and apricot ? ,35. How a_________ is different from a webcast ? My sister went on a podcast spree . ,36. Is George Orwell , the father of_________ ? ,37. Is there any country in the world , which does not allow covertly or overtly_________ ? ,38. Where is the genuine sports amateur ? We can only get a_________ . ,39. Does Highway_________ cause autism ? A study by Department of Public Health , California is unable to find a link between the two . ,40. Every character in the novel is a writer . Every character has an urge to_________ on wine . ,41. Does NASA_________ every launch of their space shuttles ? ,42. She proposed a_________ to mobilise funds for charity. Is there no other better way ? ,43. The_________ sector has seen phenomenal growth during the last decade . This is owing to explosion of mobile phone population . ,44. He considers every_________ as a clown. May be he dislikes television more and evangelism less . ,45. Subsistence and survival itself has become_________ in these days of recession , slavery , terrorism and unemployment . ,46. Is every_________ a semiconductor ? ,47. Can_________ be used as fertilizer for corn ? We have plenty of volcanic ash in Indonesia . |
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