Question

What is the process of creating a new word by shortening a longer word?

• A. Coinage
• B. Borrowing
• C. Clipping
• D. Back-formation

Answer 1

Answer:

C. Clipping

• Clipping. Clipping is one of the ways new words are created in English.

• It involves the shortening of a longer word, often reducing it to one syllable.

• Many examples are very informal or slang.