Sec 2 Vocabulary Week 1-T3

Charming, pretty and adorable

• Amusing

• Cute

• Facetious

• Light-hearted

Cheerful, carefree and happy

• Amusing

• Facetious

• Laughable

• Light-hearted

Ridiculous and worthy of mockery

• Hysterical

• Ironic

• Ludicrous

• Mocking

Using harsh or bitter words that are meant to hurt, tease, or make fun of another person.

• Sarcastic

• Hysterical

• Facetious

• Irreverent

Soft or quiet laugh

• Smile

• Chuckle

• Giggle

• Guffaw

Type of comedy that is focused primarily on the situation or series of events and things such as physical mishaps, human body jokes, slapstick.

Which of the following should you AVOID to tell a joke effectively?

• Keep a straight face

• Keep it short

• Explain your joke

• Don't laugh at your own joke

It's a form of comedy that makes fun or a serious issue in society or politics or everyday life.

• Jokes

• Slapstick

• Satire

• Puns

This theory of humour tells us that opposites or unequal characters or situations are funny, for example weak vs strong, big and small, etc.

• Incongruity

• Release

• Superiority

This theory asserts that audience laugh at those who appear to be more foolish than they judge themselves to be (for example, Mr. Bean).

• Release

• Superiority

• Incongruity