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Word for Wednesday: Witty

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...

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Word for Wednesday: Silly

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...

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Word for Wednesday: Hilarious

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...

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3 Word Lists for May 2021

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...

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March Round-up 2021

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...

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10 Words for … FUNNY

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...

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