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Lettuce Begin!

Puns and wordplay

Lesson 11
Spicy
Name
Date
Chef Polpetta

Puns work two ways: a word that sounds like another, or one word with two meanings. Keep them for fun, not for serious writing.

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Tick the pun

aI used to be a baker, but I couldn't make enough dough.I used to be a baker, but I stopped.pun
bThe bike couldn't stand up.The bike couldn't stand up on its own: it was two-tyred.pun
cThe calendar's days are numbered.The calendar is on the wall.pun
dI'm reading a book about glue.I'm reading a book about glue: I can't put it down!pun
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Find the 4 that aren't puns

School news! The newsletter team want every headline to make readers smile, but some are still plain. Bakery wins an award: they really rose to the occasion. Dentist opens a new office. Bees stop work: the hive is less buzzy. Football team wins. Orchestra goes on tour. Lost cat found.
Two headlines already pun.
Write the corrections here
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Lesson 11 · Spicy · side 2

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Now you write

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a Write a punning headline for a school bake sale:
b Write a joke that uses one word with two meanings:
c Explain why a pun can be funny, and when it might spoil a piece of writing:
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Help Polpetta

Chef Polpetta

My new sign: Our pizza is a pizza. Hilarious! Perfetto, no?

Explain why Polpetta's sign isn't a pun, then write two signs that are: one that sounds like another word, one with two meanings.
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