lesson 1 our changing vocab

Acronym

A word formed from the first letters of other words

Affix —

A word part added to the beginning or end of a word.

Coinage —

A newly invented word or expression.

Colloquial —

informal language used in everyday conversation.

Malapropism

Using the wrong word because it sounds similar to the correct word.

Onomatopoeia

A word that imitates a sound.

Palindrome —

A word, phrase, or number that reads the same forward and backward.

Portmanteau —

A word made by combining parts of two words

Simile —

A comparison using “like” or “as.”

Spoonerism —

A mix-up of the beginning sounds of two words.