Portmanteau words are a popular, often humorous type of new vocabulary. Also called blends, they occur when two or more existing words are blended together, like smog (smoke + fog). Test your knowledge – or guessing ability – with onestopenglish’s portmanteau quiz!
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In this Macmillan Dictionary quiz, you can put your English spelling skills to the test.
In this Macmillan Dictionary quiz, you can put your English spelling skills to the test.
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