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Puns: Homographs and Homophones

Total questions: 44

Worksheet time: 1hrs 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a pun?

a)

Words that sound the same but are spelled different

b)

A joke which requires a type of wordplay

c)

Words that are spelled the same but sound different

d)

A word that phonetically sounds like the word it describes

2.

Finish the pun:


That's the _________ thing I've seen.

a)

stupidest

b)

wierdest

c)

funniest

d)

sealiest

3.
Everyone was feeling very ________ at the birthday celebration.
a)
marry
b)
merry
4.
I was very sad when my cousin died and we had to __________ her.
a)
bury
b)
berry
5.
Cooper _____________ his food with his mouth open.  Yuck!
a)
chews
b)
choose
6.
I knew I was going to be _________ during the four hour drive to Iowa.
a)
bored
b)
board
7.
I hit my head on the low hanging __________ yesterday.
a)
bored
b)
board
8.
The ___________ gets to choose the price of items.
a)
seller
b)
cellar
9.
Are you __________ to go to the movies with me on Friday night?
a)
aloud
b)
allowed
10.
The ages of children attending Loomis Public School _________ greatly.
a)
very
b)
vary
11.
The ___________ outside is rainy and cold.
a)
weather
b)
whether
12.
I need to buy some _________ at the grocery store so I can make cookies after school.
a)
flower
b)
flour
13.
"Push me __________ on the swing!" I cried to my mother.
a)
higher
b)
hire
14.
I keep the onions and potatoes in the ________.
a)
seller
b)
cellar
15.
Sometimes it's best not to voice your opinion ________ where everyone can hear it.
a)
aloud
b)
allowed
16.
My favorite type of _________ are gerber daisies.
a)
flour
b)
flower
17.
The roll was good with butter. 
a)
A type of bread 
b)
to turn over and over 
18.
The duck quacked at the dog. 
a)
To move down low 
b)
An animal with a bill 
19.
The princess danced at the ball. 
a)
A party with dancing. 
b)
A round toy. 
20.
I saw a wave of ducks flying south.
a)
to move back and forth
b)
water swell caused by wind or gravity
c)
large group of people or animals
21.
A thief tried to pick Shawn's pocket, but Shawn suddenly moved away.
a)
to choose or select
b)
to pull apart into small pieces
c)
a tool used to chop ice
d)
to steal the contents of
22.
March 19 will be the first day of spring this year.
a)
to walk in a stiff, military way
b)
the third month of the year
c)
the border of a country or an area
23.
Amy used  pencil to write in her log.
a)
a cut length of wood
b)
a written record
c)
to cut down trees
24.
We turned left when we reached the fork in the road.
a)
tool for eating, with two or more points at one end
b)
point where something divides into two parts
25.
The driver is so far ahead of the other racers, that he can coast to the finish line.
a)
continue moving after the power has been turned off
b)
land along the sea
26.
The ship sailed up the coast.
a)
continue moving after the power has been turned off
b)
land along the sea
27.
When my aunt lost her sense of hearing, she learned how to sign and lip-read.
a)
write your name on something
b)
communicate by using sign language
28.
Miss Rosa and Marcy ask their neighbors to sign the petition.
a)
write your name on something
b)
communicate by using sign language
29.
Why would anyone stoop to lying or cheating?
a)
to bend down or forward
b)
to do something that is humiliating, dishonorable, or shameful
c)
a porch or staircase at the entrance of a house or building
30.
Police the area for litter.
a)
To continue to watch for something
b)
An officer of the law
31.
The duck's bill got caught in the fishing hook.
a)
Money owed to someone
b)
A beak
32.
Emma put the clay in the mold to make a figure
a)
A fungus that grows on food
b)
A frame to change the shape of an object
33.
The farmer added a final post to the fence.
a)
A wooden pole
b)
A listing of information
34.

Identify the homophone:


A fish with no eyes is called a fsh.

a)

Fish

b)

Eyes

c)

Called

d)

Fsh

35.

Identify the homophone:


He was a great doctor until he lost patients

a)

Patients

b)

Doctor

c)

Great

d)

Lost

36.

Identify the homophone:


Why can’t a bicycle stand on its own? It’s two tired.

a)

Two

b)

Bicycle

c)

Tired

d)

Own

37.

Identify the homograph:


It’s pointless to write with a broken pencil.

a)

Pencil

b)

Broken

c)

Write

d)

Pointless

38.

Identify the homograph:


A burglar at a construction site fell into the concrete mixer. He became a hardened criminal.

a)

Burglar

b)

Mixer

c)

Criminal

d)

Hardened

39.

Identify the homograph:


Elizabeth was fired from her job at the hamburger stand for putting her hair in a bun.

a)

Hamburger

b)

Job

c)

Bun

d)

Hair

40.

Identify the homograph:


Teddy bears are never hungry, because they are always stuffed

a)

Teddy bears

b)

Hungry

c)

Stuffed

d)

Always

41.

Identify the homograph:


Why do cows have bells? Because their horns don't work.

a)

Horns

b)

Bells

c)

Work

d)

Cows

42.

Identify the homograph:


Why can't cars play football? Because it only has one boot.

a)

One

b)

Cars

c)

Boot

d)

Football

43.

Identify the homophone:


A salt with a deadly weapon.

a)

With

b)

A Salt

c)

Weapon

d)

Deadly

44.

Identify the homophone:


Dogs' feet give Japanese scientist paws for thought

a)

Paws

b)

Japanese

c)

Thought

d)

Scientist

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