用单词首尾字母组成一个新词的英语构词法叫做首尾字母缩略法。这种形式的英语构词生成的新词，读音主要有两种形式，即各字母分别读音；作为一个单词读音。
Testing of English as a Foreign Language→TOEFL托福
Teach English as a Foreign Language→TEFL作为外语的英语教学
Teach English as a Second Language→TESL作为第二语言的英语教学
Graduate Record Examination→GRE美国研究生入学考试
Testing of English as a Foreign Language→TOEFL托福Teach English as a Foreign Language→TEFL作为外语的英语教学
Teach English as a Second Language→TESL作为第二语言的英语教学
Graduate Record Examination→GRE美国研究生入学考试