Vocabulary Mod 2 L1-3

What is the definition of wordplay?

• A humorous play on words based on two words or phrases

• Abnormal or different from the usual expectation

• Two or more words that have the same pronunciation but different spelling and different meanings

• Playful or clever use of words to create humor

What is the definition of peculiar?

• Abnormal or different from the usual expectation

• Playful or clever use of words to create humor

• A humorous play on words based on two words or phrases

• Two or more words that have the same pronunciation but different spelling and different meanings

What is the definition of pun?

• Playful or clever use of words to create humor

• Abnormal or different from the usual expectation

• A humorous play on words based on two words or phrases

• Two or more words that have the same pronunciation but different spelling and different meanings

What are homophones?

• Two words that are spelled differently but sound the same but have different meanings

• Two words that are spelled differently but have the same meaning

• A word or phrase that means something other than the literal meaning

• Compares two unlike things using like or as

What are homographs?

• Two words that are spelled differently but have the same meaning

• A phrase that means something other than its literal meaning

• Two words that are spelled the same but have different meanings

• Compares two unlike things

What is an idiom?

• Abnormal or different from the usual expectation

• A phrase or expression that means something other than the literal meaning of its individual words

• Playful or clever use of words to create humor

• Two or more words that are spelled the same but have different meanings

What does it mean to adapt?

• The technique or way in which something is said

• Change; to alter as a result of changes to the environment

• A group of people who watch or listen to a performance

• A humorous play on words based on two words or phrases

What is delivery?

• A group of people who watch or listen to a performance

• A humorous play on words based on two words or phrases

• The technique or way in which something is said

• Change; to alter as a result of changes to the environment

What is an audience?

• A humorous play on words based on two words or phrases

• The technique or way in which something is said

• A group of people who watch or listen to a performance

• Change; to alter as a result of changes to the environment

Which of the following is an example of an idiom?

• Raining cats and dogs

• Hold your horses

• Bear (animal) and bare (empty)

• Costs an arm and a leg