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f. Blending
One of the ways in improving vocabulary is by studying blends. Blends are words that are created from parts of two already existing lexical items. In
other words, blending is the fusion of two words into one, usually the first part of one word with the last part of another.
For example: 1
Brunch: breakfast + lunch 2
Midday: middle + day 3
Infotainment: information + entertainment 4
Smog: smoke + fog
g. Clipping
Clipping is a process whereby a new word is created by shortening a polysyllabic word. Clipped form are usually appropriate in informal
conversation. For example:
1 Zoo clipped forms of „zoological garden’
2 Phone from „telephone’
3 Exam from „examination’
4 Ads from „advertisement’
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h. Acronyms
Acronyms are words formed from the initial sounds or letter of a string of words. They are the result of forming a word from the first letter or letters of
each word in a phrase. For example:
1 UFO Unidentified Flying Objects
2 Radar Radio detecting and ranging
3 MC Master of ceremony
Considering the theories above, it can be concluded that vocabulary mastery, in this stu
dy, is the students’ knowledge concerning with wordthat deals with the form and the meaning of words in a language. It includes the
elements of vocabulary such as collocation, word grammar, word meaning synonym, antonym, meaning in context, and word formation.
B. Review of Related Studies
The contribution of vocabulary mastery toward reading comprehension has been proven by the former study on it. The study was done in
Tulungagung was conducted by PoerwoRahsono 2008. He investigated the influence of vocabulary mastery toward reading comprehension. He found
that there is a very positive significant influence of the student’s vocabulary
mastery on their achievement in reading comprehension. Research of the correlation between vocabulary mastery and reading
comprehension done in Semarang was conducted by Ratnawati 2006. She
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