Word in a word
- POSTED ON: 22 Oct, 2020
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- POSTED BY: Bhavya Venkatesh
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Have you seen how a kangaroo carries its young one (a joey) in a pouch? What would you call a word that carries another word in it? A kangaroo word, of course!
Simply put, a kangaroo word is a word that contains the letter of another word with the same meaning. For example, ‘masculine’ contains ‘male’ (MAscuLinE), ‘container’ contains ‘can’ (ContAiNer) and ‘encourage’ contains ‘urge’ (encoURaGE). The parent word is called the kangaroo word and the smaller word is called the joey word.
Generally, the rule is that the joey word should have its letters in order within the kangaroo word, but all the letter should not be adjacent (for example, ‘enjoy’ and ‘joy’ do not qualify).
Can you try this interactive task to find out if you have understood the concept correctly? From the two options given, identify the joey word for each of these kangaroo words. All you need to do is find out whether the letters of the word can be found in the parent word.