Question

Choose the clipped form of the word ‘influenza’.

a) influ b) fluenza c) fluen d) flu​

Answer 1

Answer: d) flu

Explanation:

Influenza, commonly known as "the flu", is an infectious disease caused by an influenza virus. Symptoms can be mild to severe. The most common symptoms include: high fever, runny nose, sore throat, muscle and joint pain, headache, coughing, and feeling tired.

Answer 2

The clipped word from the word 'influenza' is 'flu'.

The clipped word 'flu' is the commonly used short term to indicate influenza infectious disease or virus.

Clipped words:

• Clipped words are those letters or syllables clipped from a word.
• They function as an abbreviated version and mean the same as the original word.
• They are commonly used short forms of certain longer words.
• Clipping can be done at the beginning, end, or in the middle of a word.
• Some examples of clipped words include teen from teenager, gym from gymnasium, kilo from kilogram, gas from gasoline, etc.