Contractions Word Search
Contractions, as a word search. 12 words drawn from the terms and ideas of a school subject sit hidden in a 15×15 letter grid, running in every direction. Drag across a word to claim it, and clear the board to finish.
Words to find: CONTRACTION, APOSTROPHE, ELISION, OMISSION, SHORTENING, REDUCTION, COMBINATION, PRONUNCIATION, SPELLING, GRAMMAR, SYNTAX, PHRASE.
Every word on the list appears exactly once. Words can run forwards or backwards, so scan both directions before you move on.
Contractions word list, defined
- CONTRACTION /kənˈtrækʃən/ · noun
- The act or process of drawing together, shrinking, or becoming smaller in size, volume, or extent. In grammar and linguistics, a shortened form of a word or group of words produced by omitting letters or sounds and replacing them with an apostrophe (e.g. "don't" for "do not"). It also denotes the shortening of a muscle during movement. Related: shrinking, reduction, compression, shortening.
- APOSTROPHE /əˈpɒstrəfi/ · noun
- A punctuation mark (') used to indicate possession or the omission of letters, as in "the dog's bone" or "don't"; also, in rhetoric, an address to an absent or imaginary person or thing. Related: punctuation mark, mark, symbol, diacritic.
- ELISION /ɪˈlɪʒən/ · noun
- The act or practice of omitting sounds, syllables, or words in speech or writing, as in pronouncing "camera" as "camra." In linguistics, it refers specifically to the dropping of a sound or syllable within a word. Related: omission, contraction, deletion, shortening.
- OMISSION /ɒmɪˈʃən/ · noun
- The act of leaving something out or failing to include it; a thing that is left out or omitted. Related: exclusion, omission, abstention, avoidance.
- SHORTENING /ˈʃɔːrtənɪŋ/ · noun
- A process of making something shorter, or a substance used to prevent food from becoming too thick or sticky. In baking, a mixture of fat and sugar used to make baked goods easier to mix and to give them a tender texture. Related: shortening, butter, lard, margarine.
- REDUCTION /riːdʌkʃən/ · noun, verb
- The act of making something smaller or less in amount, degree, or extent. A decrease in size, amount, or degree. Related: diminution, lessening, reduction, diminishment.
- COMBINATION /ˌkɒmbɪˈneɪʃən/ (British); /ˌkɑːmbəˈneɪʃən/ (US) · noun
- A joining or merging of two or more things to produce something distinct; also, the particular sequence or set of elements so joined. Related: mixture, blend, combination lock, fusion.
- PRONUNCIATION /ˌprɑːnʌnsiˈeɪʃən/ · noun
- The way in which a word or phrase is pronounced, or the act of pronouncing something. The way in which a word or phrase is pronounced, especially in relation to its standard or accepted form. Related: articulation, enunciation, inflection, intonation.
- SPELLING /spelɪŋ/ · noun
- The process of writing words in the correct sequence of letters, or the correct sequence of letters themselves. The correct representation of words in written form. Related: orthography, writing, script, handwriting.
- GRAMMAR /ˈɡræmər/ · noun
- The set of rules that govern the structure of language, particularly in speech and writing. The study of these rules and their application in language use. Related: syntax, linguistics, language, vocabulary.
- SYNTAX /sɪŋtæks/ · noun
- The arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in language, especially in programming and computer science. The rules that govern the structure of language, including the order and arrangement of words and phrases. Related: grammar, structure, organization, arrangement.
- PHRASE /frɛz/ · noun
- A short expression or sentence, often used to convey a particular idea or attitude. A phrase is a group of words that express a thought or idea. Related: expression, sentence, idiom, phraseology.
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