Identifying and Using Puns

Choose the correct pun words from the following puns:

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CCSS.L.8.5A

I was struggling to figure out how lightning works, but then it struck me.

• Struck me

• lightning works

• Struggling

• to figure out

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CCSS.L.8.5A

The grammarian was very logical. He had a lot of comma sense.

• The Grammarian

• very logical

• a lot of

• comma sense

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CCSS.L.8.5A

Always trust a glue salesman. They tend to stick to their word.

• always trust

• Tend to stick

• a glue salesman

• their word

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CCSS.L.8.5A

The frogs eat whatever bugs them.

• the frogs

• bugs them

• eat

• whatever

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CCSS.L.8.5A

What do you call an angry carrot? A steamed veggie.

• what do

• you call

• A steamed veggie

• angry carrot

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CCSS.L.8.5A

I meant to look for my missing watch, but I could never find the time.

• find the time

• but i could

• i meant to look

• missing watch

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CCSS.L.8.5A

I wondered why the baseball was getting bigger. Then it hit me.

• I wondered

• the baseball

• getting bigger

• it hit me

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CCSS.L.8.5A

I used to have a fear of hurdles, but I got over it.

• I used

• got over it

• of hurdles

• have a fear

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CCSS.L.8.5A

I wanted to buy a camouflage shirt, but I didn’t see one.

• camouflage

• I wanted

• didn't see one

• to buy

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