WorksheetsModule 2 Vocab
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Playful or clever use of words to create humor
homophone
homograph
idiom
wordplay
The way in which speech is said
delivery
adapt
peculiar
pun
A group of people gathered to see or hear something
pun
wordplay
idiom
audience
A phrase that means something other than the literal meaning of its individual words
idiom
pun
homophone
homograph
An example of an idiom would be....
This quiz is a piece of cake.
What kind of animal keeps the best time?
A watch dog
What kind of vehicle has four wheels and flies?
A garbage truck
Why was six afraid of seven? Because seven eight nine
Two or more words that are spelled the same but have different meanings
pun
homograph
homophone
idiom
An example of a homograph is....
The bear was brown.
The cupboard was bare.
The bat cracked as it hit the ball.
The bat ate all of the insects.
Once you've seen a shopping center, you've seen a mall.
It's raining cats and dogs.
Something that is stange or odd is......
peculiar
particular
particle
pronunciation
To change for a particular use
peculiar
adapt
pun
animate
Two or more words that have the same pronunciation but different spellings and different meanings
puns
idioms
homographs
homophones
An example of a homophone.....
Hold your horses!
She has blue eyes.
I hope you have a Merry Christmas!
I bought my mom a present.
Does the story take place in the past or present?
Where do cows go on dates? To the moo-vies
A humorous play on words based on two words or phrases that are close in sound but different in meaning.
pun
idiom
homophone
homograph
An example of a pun is....
How do you organize a space party? You planet early
Why did the barber win the race? Because he knew a short cut
Did you hear the joke about the roof? Never mind, it's over your head.
Have you ever tried to eat a clock? It's time consuming
The technique or way in which something is said
diction
delivery
pun
adapt
Choice of words in speech or writing
diction
audience
pun
adapt
