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Playing with Puns!

A fun worksheet for Grade 1 students to learn about and identify puns through examples and simple exercises.

Grade 1 ELA GrammarLanguage and VocabularyLanguageFigurative LanguagePun
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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.1.5.a

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ELAGrade 1PunsFigurative LanguageVocabulary
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Playing with Puns!

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A pun is a play on words! It uses words that sound alike but have different meanings, or words with two meanings. Read each sentence and try to find the pun. Have fun!

1. Why did the bicycle fall over? Because it was  !

2. What do you call a sleeping bull? A  !

3. I'm reading a book about anti-gravity. It's impossible to put  !

1. Which sentence has a pun about a bear?

a

I saw a big bear in the woods.

b

I can't bear to leave without a hug!

c

The bear ate all the honey.

d

My bear is brown and fluffy.

2. Which sentence has a pun about a light?

a

Turn on the light, please.

b

The light was very bright.

c

It was a light rain, not heavy.

d

Do you have a light jacket?

1. Think of a word that sounds like another word. Write a silly sentence using both meanings!