understanding puns

Puns

Week 7 | Term 4

Multiple Choice

A pun is...

• Uses the same letter or sound at the start of multiple words in a row for effect.

• Uses the words like and as to compare two things.

• A play on words, using double meaning to create humour.

• Words that imitate sounds.

Multiple Choice

Which of these is a pun?

• Twinkle, Twinkle little star, how I wonder what you are

• Back to the future

• I would like to go to Holland someday. Wooden shoe?someday. Wooden shoe?

Multiple Choice

Is this a pun?

• Yes

• No

Multiple Choice

A pun uses like or as?

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Is this a pun?

Fish are so smart because they live in schools?

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

• Pun

• Simile

• Adjective

Multiple Choice

Is this a pun?

It's raining cats and dogs.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Is this a pun?

The winter dog wears his coat, but in the summer he wears his coat and pants.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Is this a pun?

I'm so hungry I could eat a horse.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Which are puns?

• Becky backed up because of the bad bear biting.

• He is as weak as a noodle.

• corn

• None of these.

Multiple Choice

Is this a pun?

Lighting dances across the sky.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Is this a pun?

Just waiting for the bus, cause my car got toad.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

What is a pun?

• words that are sound the same but spelled different

• A naming word.

• play on words: a joke

• gorillas

Multiple Choice

What word is missing:

That's the _________ thing I've seen.

• stupidest

• funniest

• wierdest

• sealiest

Multiple Choice

Is this a pun?

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

• Pun

• Alliteration

• Metaphor

Multiple Select

Which are puns?

• Let's taco 'bout it!

• I don't carrot all.

• Bananas in pyjamas.

• None of these.

Fill in the Blank

Which word helps create the humour in this pun?

You're one in a melon.

Multiple Choice

What is this?

• Pun

• Simile

• Metaphor

• None of these.

Open Ended

Write a pun!