Vocab Words Practice

2 or more words that sound the same but have different spellings and meanings

• homograph

• wordplay

• homophone

• pun

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

• homograph

• homophone

• idiom

• pun

playful or clever use of words to create humor

• wordplay

• delivery

• adapt

• pun

to change; to alter as a result of changes to the environment

• adapt

• delivery

• idiom

• peculiar

the technique or way in which something is said

• delivery

• wordplay

• pun

• idiom

a humorous play on words based on 2 words or phrases that are close in sound but different in meaning

• pun

• wordplay

• idiom

• homophone

phrase or expression that is other than the literal meaning of its individual words

• idiom

• pun

• homograph

• wordplay

a group of people who watch or listen to a performance

• audience

• delivery

• peculiar

• adapt

abnormal or different from usual expectations

• peculiar

• adapt

• delivery

• wordplay

In the sentence "The fish was swimming in the school," the word "school" refers to both a group of fish and a place of learning. This is an example of a:

• homophone

• pun

• homograph

• idiom