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Shortened Words

1 Some common words are best known and more often used in their
abbreviated form (often with a smali change in spelling), e.g. 'fridge' instead
of 'refrigerator'. Give the short forms of the following.
photograph telephone popular (musie)
mackintosh aeroplane public house
motor-cycle motor-car zoological gardens
gymnasium taxi-cab examination
newspaper bicycle veterinary surgeon
hippopotamus kilogram facsimile transmission

2 Other words are normally used in their fuli form, but are sometimes
shortened in conversational, colloquial use, e.g. 'hankie' for 'handkerchief',
Give the fuli form of each word below.
ad, advert lab comfy
limo doc (women's) lib
nightie mike champ (sport)
demo specs pro (sport)

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