Our Word for Wednesday theme for November is other words for funny. If something is funny, it means that it provokes laughter. The word has been used in English since 1756 and comes from the word ‘fun-‘ and the suffix ‘-y'. 'Fun' comes from the Middle English ‘fonnen’ meaning ‘befool’. Over November we’ve looked at the words amusing, droll, hilarious. and silly. Our final funny word of the month is witty. If something is witty, it means it is characterised by quick and inventive verbal humour Here is witty used in some example sentences: They exchanged a witty back-and-forth.&nbs...
This month's English vocabulary lists were words ending in 'cle', -ey words, and 10 Words for … COLD. Have you tried our new COOL SPELLING game? Listen to the words and collect the icicles to spell them. Beware of enemies! Are some of your students making slower progress than you’d hoped? Or being reassigned units they’ve completed before? To get the best out of the Spellzone experience, we recommend that students complete a range of Learn the Words activities before moving onto course tests. How many of these 5 classroom ideas have you tried at your school? If you use Spellz...
Our Word for Wednesday theme for November is other words for funny. If something is funny, it means that it provokes laughter. The word has been used in English since 1756 and comes from the word ‘fun-‘ and the suffix ‘-y'. 'Fun' comes from the Middle English ‘fonnen’ meaning ‘befool’. Over the last few weeks, we’ve looked at the words amusing, droll, and hilarious. This week’s word is silly. If something is silly, it means it is funny in a foolish or frivolous way. Here is silly used in some example sentences: The joke was silly but I couldn’t stop laughing. She wore a silly hat t...
Our Word for Wednesday theme for November is other words for funny. If something is funny, it means that it provokes laughter. The word has been used in English since 1756 and comes from the word ‘fun-‘ and the suffix ‘-y'. 'Fun' comes from the Middle English ‘fonnen’ meaning ‘befool’. So far we’ve looked at the words amusing and droll. This week’s word is hilarious. If something is hilarious, it means it is extremely funny. Did you watch the hilarious video of the goat that sounds like a screaming man? They couldn’t stop laughing at the comedian’s hilarious jokes. Hi...
Our Word for Wednesday theme for November is other words for funny. If something is funny, it means that it provokes laughter. The word has been used in English since 1756 and comes from the word ‘fun-‘ and the suffix ‘-y'. 'Fun' comes from the Middle English ‘fonnen’ meaning ‘befool’. Last week we looked at the word amusing and today’s word is droll. If something is droll, it means it is funny in an unexpected and dry way. Here is droll used in some example sentences: He enjoyed droll satire. Her expression was droll when she told him he was her hero. Droll dates to the 1620s and come...
Our Word for Wednesday theme for November is other words for funny. If something is funny, it means that it provokes laughter. The word has been used in English since 1756 and comes from the word ‘fun-‘ and the suffix ‘-y'. 'Fun' comes from the Middle English ‘fonnen’ meaning ‘befool’. Our first word of the month is amusing. If something is amusing it means it provides enjoyment or causes laughter. Here is amusing used in some example sentences: The chair made an amusing squeaking sound. There’s an amusing twist at the end of the film. The word amusing entered English in the 1590s as synonym for ‘cheating...
Did you know there are over a million word lists on Spellzone? Every word list can be used in a variety of online and offline activities – learn more about them here. Here are 3 word lists to try in May: 10 Words for Funny Are you trying to find the perfect word? Perhaps the word you’re looking for is… …Amusing? …Hilarious? …Witty? In our 10 Words blog posts, we share 10 alternatives to a common word to help you expand your vocabulary. Did you know each blog post also includes a word list so that you can practise using the words in context? Click here to learn 10 alterna...
We hope you’ve had a spelltastic March! Here’s everything we shared this month: Have you tried our new spelling games? Help decode an enemy message in Codebreaker. Enter the temple and test your spelling skill in Mayan Temple. March’s Word for Wednesday theme was clothing. Learn more about where shirts, trousers, dresses, coats, and shoes got their names from. Did you know there are over a million word lists on Spellzone? Every word list can be used in a variety of online and offline activities – learn more about them here. Each month, we share 3 word lists for you to use when practising your spelling. Our March lists we...
amusing – providing enjoyment or provoking laughter She told an amusing joke. comic – arousing or provoking laughter, related to comedy The actor had great comic timing. droll – comic in an unexpected and dry way He enjoyed droll satire. farcical – extravagantly and absurdly funny, like a farce She had to laugh at the farcical turn of events. hilarious – extremely funny Did you watch the hilarious video? humorous – funny, causing laughter The film was humorous. riotous – extremely funny, causing wild and out-of-control laug...
For this month's 10 Words feature, we’ve chosen a word that we’ve occasionally heard teachers describe as their nemesis: nice. Here are 10 alternatives you can use instead: affable – diffusing warmth and friendliness My sister was in an affable mood and agreed to lend me her bike. amusing – providing enjoyment, pleasantly entertaining, arousing or provoking laughter She was a friendly and amusing person. charming – pleasing or delighting Her friends adored her mother who was charming and always knew the right thing to say. delightful – greatly pleasing or ent...
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