Vocab Words Practice

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

• homograph

• wordplay

• homophone

• pun

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1G

CCSS.L.K.4A

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

• homograph

• homophone

• idiom

• pun

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

playful or clever use of words to create humor

• wordplay

• delivery

• adapt

• pun

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

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

• adapt

• delivery

• idiom

• peculiar

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

the technique or way in which something is said

• delivery

• wordplay

• pun

• idiom

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D

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

• pun

• wordplay

• idiom

• homophone

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

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

• idiom

• pun

• homograph

• wordplay

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

a group of people who watch or listen to a performance

• audience

• delivery

• peculiar

• adapt

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

abnormal or different from usual expectations

• peculiar

• adapt

• delivery

• wordplay

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

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

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C