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Making puns
This task is about showing your understanding of puns.
Read the poem
"Don't be Wet" School Journal, Part 3, No. 3 1994.
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The poem "Don't Be Wet" uses many puns. A pun is the humorous use of a word that has different meanings.
Write the two different meanings for
pool
as used in the poem.
Meaning One:
Meaning Two:
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Write the two different meanings for
school
as used in the poem.
Meaning One:
Meaning Two:
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Write the two different meanings for
scales
as used in the poem.
Meaning One:
Meaning Two:
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b) Some words in the poem have two different ways of being spelt.
Write in another way of spelling
tails
and give its meaning. Refer back to the poem for clues.
Second spelling:
Meaning:
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Write in another way of spelling
whale
and give its meaning. Refer back to the poem for clues.
Second spelling:
Meaning:
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Write in another way of spelling
reel
and give its meaning. Refer back to the poem for clues.
Second spelling:
Meaning: