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Lettuce Begin!
Puns and wordplay
Lesson 11 of 12 Year 5
Task 1 gives the letter of the right option as printed on the sheet. Task 2 lists the mistakes in the order they appear, with the correction. Task 3 and 4 answers are models, not the only acceptable wording: any answer that uses the rule the lesson taught should be credited.
MildA pun plays with words. Lettuce begin! sounds like let us begin. Say it out loud to hear it!
1 · Tick the pun
a Ab Ac Bd AA = left option, B = right option
3 · Now you write
Model answers
An impasta!
Olive you, pizza!
We're on a roll!
4 · Help Polpetta
Have a slice of fun! (Slice: a piece of pizza, and a bit of something.)
2 · Find the 3 that aren't puns
1
Hot chips.
Chip, chip, hooray!
2
Pasta with sauce.
Pasta-tively delicious!
3
Cheese on toast.
Cheese on toast: grate taste!
Lettuce begin, a slice above the rest and doughnut worry are already puns (the decoys). Any pun that works is acceptable.
MediumEvery pun has two meanings at once. Say it aloud and listen for the second word hiding inside.
1 · Tick the pun
a Ab Bc Ad AA = left option, B = right option
3 · Now you write
Model answers
Tick: We knead you!, Our rolls are on a roll! · We knead you! Our rolls are on a roll!
Tick: Our fish are o-fish-ally the best!, Come for the cod, stay for the fun: you'll be hooked! · Our fish are o-fish-ally the best! You'll be hooked!
Tick: Peas be our guest!, Lettuce help you! · Peas be our guest! Lettuce help you!
4 · Help Polpetta
Our pizza is a pizza has no second meaning, so it is not a pun. Better: Our pizza is cheesy, just like our jokes!
2 · Find the 3 that aren't puns
1
Why did the grape stop? It was tired.
Why did the grape stop? It ran out of juice!
2
What do you call a sad strawberry? A red fruit.
What do you call a sad strawberry? A blueberry!
3
Why did the tomato blush? It was hot.
Why did the tomato blush? It saw the salad dressing!
Crumby and impasta already work (the decoys).
SpicyPuns work two ways: a word that sounds like another, or one word with two meanings. Keep them for fun, not for serious writing.
1 · Tick the pun
a Ab Bc Ad BA = left option, B = right option
3 · Now you write
Model answers
Bake sale a-roll-ing success: we raised a lot of dough!
Why did the teacher wear sunglasses? Her class was so bright.
A pun surprises the reader with a second meaning, which is funny; in a serious letter or a sad story it would spoil the tone.
4 · Help Polpetta
It has no second meaning, so it is not a pun. Sounds like: Olive our pizzas! Two meanings: Our pizza is a cut above the rest!
2 · Find the 4 that aren't puns
1
Dentist opens a new office.
Dentist opens a new office: and that's the tooth!
2
Football team wins.
Football team gets a kick out of winning!
3
Orchestra goes on tour.
Orchestra on tour: a note-able trip!
4
Lost cat found.
Lost cat found: purr-fect news!
Rose to the occasion and less buzzy already pun (the decoys).