Word Blends & Shortenings for Class 5 

This Grade 5 English worksheet focuses on understanding word blends and shortenings, teaching students how to combine words or shorten them to form new words with specific meanings. Through engaging activities like multiple-choice questions, true or false, fill in the blanks, and paragraph writing, students will strengthen their understanding of common word blends and shortenings.

Why Word Blends & Shortenings Matter in Grammar? 

1. Helps students identify and understand common word combinations (blends) and shortened forms. 
2. Encourages vocabulary expansion by introducing new blended words and their meanings. 
3. Enhances writing and speaking fluency by using short forms and blended words appropriately. 
4. Supports better comprehension and communication through the use of familiar, combined words.

What’s Inside This Worksheet? 

🧠 Exercise 1 – Multiple Choice Questions 
Students choose the correct pair of words that form popular word blends.

✔️ Exercise 2 – True or False 
Students determine whether given statements about word blends and shortenings are true or false.

✏️ Exercise 3 – Fill in the Blanks 
Students complete sentences by filling in the blanks with the correct full form of shortened words.

🔍 Exercise 4 – Sentence Underlining 
Students read sentences and underline the word blends used in them.

📝 Exercise 5 – Paragraph Writing 
Students read a passage and fill in the blanks with suitable word blends, testing their understanding in context.

🔹 Answer Key (for Parents and Educators )

Exercise 1 – Multiple Choice 
1. a) breakfast + lunch 
2. b) smoke + fog 
3. a) motor + hotel 
4. b) spoon + fork 
5. a) information + entertainment 
6. a) web + log 
7. c) network + etiquette 
8. c) chill + relax 
9. b) mock + cocktail 
10. c) work + logic 

Exercise 2 – True or False 
1. True 
2. True 
3. False 
4. False 
5. True 
6. True 
7. False 
8. True 
9. True 
10. False 

Exercise 3 – Fill in the Blanks 
1. refrigerator 
2. veterinarian 
3. laboratory 
4. taxicab 
5. dormitory 
6. demonstration 
7. information 
8. microphone 
9. photograph 
10. memorandum 

Exercise 4 – Sentence Underlining 
1. sitcom 
2. pixels 
3. cosplay 
4. webinar 
5. camcorder 
6. glamping 
7. staycation 
8. docudrama 
9. edutainment 
10. biopic 

Exercise 5 – Paragraph Writing 
Last Sunday my family and I went on a short trip. We stopped at a small motel near the highway. In the morning we enjoyed a tasty brunch together. The air in the city looked hazy because of smog. My brother tried eating noodles with a spork. Later I decided to write a blog about our trip. In the evening we visited a glamping site near the lake. My parents ordered a refreshing mocktail at the café. We talked about the importance of good netiquette while using the internet. After the long day everyone decided to rest and relax.                                                                                                            Build your child’s confidence in choosing the right words for school writing and formal communication. 

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