Vocabulary · B5 English Language

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B5.2.6.4.1 - Recognise how words are formed through acronyms (WHO) and clipping (telephone-phone).

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Define an acronym and give at least three examples with their full meanings.
Define clipping and identify the clipped form of at least five common English words.
Match acronyms to their full forms correctly in a matching exercise.
Create new words by applying the process of clipping to given base words.
Use at least two acronyms and two clipped words correctly in original spoken sentences.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Reading (Strand 2)
Sub-strand: Vocabulary (2.6)
Content standard: B5.2.6.4 - Use words appropriately for purpose, audience, context and culture
Indicator: B5.2.6.4.1 - Recognise how words are formed through acronyms (WHO) and clipping (telephone-phone).
Suggested placement: Term 2, Week 2 (Week 14 of the year)
Our suggestion, laid out in curriculum order across three terms of twelve weeks. NaCCA does not fix the week, so follow your school's scheme of learning.
Curriculum reference: English Language Curriculum (Basic 4-6), 2019, p. 98
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

- Have learners revise building vocabulary through affixes.
e.g. micro - microscope in - insert con - connect re - return
- Learners should find meaning to these affixes and write more examples of affixes. Play a game where learners identify affixes in words. The group with the highest number of words is declared the winner.
- Introduce acronyms and clipping.
e.g.: acronyms - WHO = World Health Organisation clipping - telephone = phone
- Put learners into groups and have them research on acronyms and clipping, using dictionaries or online resources, to build more vocabulary.