Glossary related to Humour:
| Exercise 1 : match these items with their right definitions Silly – Humerous – Witty – Humour – To kid – A joke – 1……………………………. Something said to cause laughter 2……………………….. A short story that causes laughter 3……………………….. Amusing , funny and laughable 4………………………… To make jokes or to joke with someone 5………………………… Funny in a stupid way 6…………………………. Funny in an intelligent way |
| Exercise 2: Fill in the gaps with the right words humorists – facetious – hilarious – laughter – funny – serious – satire – silly – kidding – dry – 1-He’s very funny. Whenever I meet him, he ……………………….a joke. He really has a good ……………… of humor. 2-Charlie Chaplin was one of the most creative …………………………… 3- keep your…………………….. remark for you. You know. It’s not very funny. 4-The show was ………………………….. It just caused a lot ……………..…… in the audience. 5-He is very …………………………….. He makes me laugh a lot. Black humor is a way of looking at ……………………….events in an amusing way. 6-A piece of writing or play which criticizes people or ideas in a humorous way is called …………………………….. 7-That was such a …………………. mistake. If I had been using my brain, that never would have happened. 8-I’m sorry. I was just ………….. when I said your dinner tasted like cheap fast food. It was actually quite delicious. 9- Senara, the girl from London, has such a ……………….sense of humor. At first, I never knew if she was actually joking or being serious. |
