Vocabulary Check Unit 2

What are people doing in the following sentence?

I'm sorry, but I've broken your new expensive vase. I'm sure I can fix it.... Only kidding!

• telling a joke

• being sarcastic

• pulling someone's leg

• describing an ironis situation

What are people doing in the following sentence?

Oh, fantastic. The way he missed that goal was absolutely brilliant. You have to be really clever to miss such an easy goal.

• telling a joke

• being sarcastic

• pulling someone's leg

• describing an ironis situation

What are people doing in the following sentence?

What's the longest word in the English language? "Smiles" - because there's a mile between the first and last letter!

• telling a joke

• being sarcastic

• pulling someone's leg

• describing an ironis situation

What are people doing in the following sentence?

He knows nothing about football, but amazingly he predicted the results of all the matches last weekend!

• telling a joke

• being sarcastic

• pulling someone's leg

• describing an ironis situation

Complete with the correct laughter word.

To laugh suddenly and loudly.

I ______ when I saw her new haircut.

Complete with the correct laughter word.

To laugh loudly and unpleasantly.

She ______ like a witch.

Complete with the correct laughter word.

To laugh quietly.

I ______ to myself when I was reading that book.

Complete with the correct laughter word.

To laugh a lot.

We ______ when he dressed up as Superman.

Complete with the correct laughter word.

To laugh in a silly way.

The principal was angry because some of the students couldn't stop ______.

Write the correct expression.

Excessive, self-absorbed unhappiness over one's own troubles.