Adages and Puns

What is a pun?

• A joke with a play on words

• Having a bad feeling

• An April Fool's joke

• Liking the Seahawks

What is an adage?

• A saying people believe to be true after a period of time passes

• The meme went viral

• When you add your age to someone else's age

• Talking with someone

Which one is not a pun?

Resource: https://examples.yourdictionary.com/examples-of-puns-for-kids.html

• Where do polar bears vote? The North Pole.

• Why did the spider go to the computer? To check his website.

• Why are fish so smart? Because they live in schools.

• Why do we have lunch at 10:30? It is more like breakfast or brunch.

Choose the pun.

• Practice makes perfect.

• Why did they kick Cinderella off of the basketball team? She ran away from the ball.

Which one is an adage?

Resource: https://examples.yourdictionary.com/examples-of-adage-in-literature.html

• Fish and visitors stink after three days.

• What do you get when you cross a snake and a pie? A pie-thon!

Complete the pun. In the winter, my dog wears his coat, but in the summer he wears his coat and ________.

• tie

• shoes

• pants

• sunglasses