Exercises about blends

Here you have some exercises about blends. Please read my post about blends and then do the exercises. Remember ! Try to do them by yourselves and then check the answers down below  !

1. Identify the two words that originated the following blends. Some of the words are names of animals, creatures, people and companies. Try to provide a definition for the word. Have a look at the example:

0) Brunch = __breakfast + lunch __: a meal where you eat some food typical in breakfast (like milk) and some food typical in lunch (like pizza).

a) Intelcom =

b) Bulbasaur =

c) frenemy =

d) globish =

e) flirtationship =

f) Sharknado =

g) textpectation =

h) alcopop =

i) Wiktionary =

j) Pokémon =

k) chocnut =

l) Popsicle =

m) Digimon =

2. Join the two words into one blend. Have a look at the example:

0) Work + alcoholic = workaholic

a) spoon + fork =

b) web + episode =

c) banana + toffee =

d) cosmetic + pharmaceutical =

e) chocolate + vanilla =

f) lion + tiger =

g) advertising + entertainment = 

h) information + commercial =

i) Brad Pitt + Angelina Jolie = 

j) Ben Affleck + Jennifer López = 

3. Invent and create new words using the technique of blending. You can think of new animals, the names of companies, new flavours, new objects... Then provide a definition for your invented word and, if possible, draw it. 

Answers:

1.

a) intelligence + communication: a company devoted the the implementation of new technologies to improve communication

b) bulb + dinosaur: A monster similar to a dinosaur with a bulb on its back.

c) friend + enemy:  A friend who is your rival at the same time.

d) global +  English

e) flirtation + relationship: A friendship with someone where there is flirtation implied.  

f) shark + tornado 

g) text + expectation: Expectation and impatience when you are expecting a text message.

h) alcohol + sodapop: A bottle of alcoholic drink mixed with other refreshments.

i) Wiki + dictionary: The dictionary of Wikipedia.

j) pocket + monsters: Monsters that you can keep in your pockets.

k) chocolate + hazelnut: A mixture of chocolate and hazelnut.

l) pop + icicle: An ice lolly similar to an icicle.

m) digital + monster

2.

a) spork

b) webisode

c) banoffee

d) cosmeceutical

e) choconilla

f) liger

g) advertainment

h) infomercial 

i) Brangelina

j) Beniffer