What's So Punny?

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What word(s) are creating the pun?

Two peanuts were walking down the street; one was assaulted.

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When William joined the army he disliked the phrase 'fire at will'.

​Homographic

& Homophonic

Puns

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What does the stem HOMO mean?

Homo means _.

Multiple Choice

What does the stem -GRAPH mean?

• write

• math

• sound

• same

Multiple Choice

What does the stem -PHONO mean?

• write

• same

• sound

• telephone

Homophonic Puns

• Homophonic puns depend on words that sound the same but have different meanings

• These word may not look the same, however.

• Reading while sunbathing makes you well-red.

​Homographic Puns

• Homographic puns depend on words that look alike but have multiple meanings.

• They're funny because they're true in both interpretations of the word, and they are best understood when read.

• A dog gave birth to puppies near the road and was cited for littering.

Multiple Choice

Identify as homographic or homophonic.

Need an ark to save two of every animal? I Noah guy.

• Homographic

• Homophonic

Multiple Choice

Identify as homographic or homophonic.

Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana.

• Homographic

• Homophonic

Multiple Choice

Identify as homographic or homophonic.

A small boy swallowed some coins and was taken to a hospital. When his grandmother telephoned to ask how he was, a nurse said 'No change yet'.

• Homographic

• Homophonic

Multiple Choice

Identify as homographic or homophonic.

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

• Homographic

• Homophonic

Multiple Choice

Identify as homographic or homophonic.

Why was the tennis player off his game? There was too much racket.

• Homographic

• Homophonic

Multiple Choice

Identify as homographic or homophonic.

• Homographic

• Homophonic

Multiple Choice

Identify as homographic or homophonic.

• Homographic

• Homophonic

Multiple Choice

Identify as homographic or homophonic.

• Homographic

• Homophonic

Multiple Choice

Identify as homographic or homophonic.

• Homographic

• Homophonic

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