Explain the Pun

Begin with Figurative Language Types Review to set the vocabulary, then move to the passage sheets. Keep the reference chart at hand for students who need examples.

Underline the word behind each pun and write its two meanings, as in conductor and suited. A pun plays on a word with two meanings, so that both meanings work in the same sentence for a humorous effect. The directions on the page read: Each sentence contains a pun. Underline the one word that makes the pun. On the lines, write the two meanings of that word. An answer key is included.

Yes, both. We made it for 7th grade figurative language, and it works the same at home or at school. At home, a student can work through it alone and then go over it with you, which shows quickly what is solid and what needs another look. In class it works as independent practice, homework or a warm-up, and you can print one copy or a full set.

This set covers simile, metaphor, personification, hyperbole, alliteration, onomatopoeia, oxymoron and idiom. Figurative Language Types Review lists all eight in a word bank. Students match them to definitions and then name the device in sentences.

Hyperbole is an exaggeration so extreme that it cannot be literally true, while a literal statement means exactly what it says. Hyperbole or Literal Path Puzzle has students circle one or the other. The box number after each answer builds a route that checks the work.

A pun plays on a word with two meanings so that both work in the same sentence. In Explain the Pun, students underline the one word that makes each pun and write both meanings. One sentence plays on conductor and another on suited.

The Figurative Language Reference With Examples is a chart of devices with definitions, examples and effects on a reader. It is a reference page, so it has no answer key. The other 7 sheets include one.