Playing with Words

Playing with Words Help in making jokes, creating effective advertisements and making writing interesting!

Sounds and Letters When in English class we speak,Why is break nor rhymed with freak?Will you tell me why it's trueThat we say sew, but also few?When a poet writes a verseWhy is horse not rhymed with worse?Beard sounds not the same as heardLord sounds not the same as wordCow is cow, but low is lowShoe is never rhymed with toe.Think of nose and dose and loseThink of goose, but then of choose.Confuse not comb with tomb or bomb,Doll with roll, or home with some.We have blood and food and good.Mould is not pronounced like could.There's pay and say, but paid and said."I will read", but "I have read".Why say done, but gone and lone -Is there any reason known?To summarise, it seems to meSounds and letters disagree.

‘Square sweets that look round’

He’s not very big for a muscle man!

The cow suggested that the farmer looked the ‘udder’ way. Sometimes you can play with words by replacing one with something similar- remember it has to be relevant

Inventing Names Use the sounds that are the same as the ones in the names to make the name look more ‘normal’.

‘Ivor’ and ‘Ivan’ When thinking up ‘authors’ for your writing ‘Ivor’ and ‘Ivan’ are good first names.

Ivor Bygbotum A book about ‘The Search for Large Trousers’ could have been written by Ivor Bygbotum.

With your talk partner come up with some book titles for these authors. • Ivor Bygun • Ivor Lottamuni • Ivor Gudsenahumor

Ivan Tobeealone This author could have written a book called; ‘Getting Away from it All’.

With your talk partner come up with some book titles for these authors. • Ivan Anoverwon • Ivan Ifuhateme • Ivan Tuently

Juan is pronounced ‘One’. ‘Handling Explosives Safely’ might have been written by Juan Ibrow.

Talk with your partner to create books for these authors. • Juan Chicken • Juan Lastchans • Juan Iontheclock

Find Titles for these authors with your talk partners and record your ideas in your book. • Holly Day • Polly Tick • Eva Brick • Eileen Dover • Will Power • Ivan Tocicu • Justin Case

You can just give your character an initial instead of a full first name.

The Plumber A. Leak

Come up with some jobs for these characters. • B. Warned • C. Shore • D. Liteful • E. Nuff • G. Whizz • I. Luvue • M. T. Thebucket

The Gardeners Rose Bush and Ivor Geranium.

Paddy O’Doors

Fairyland Friends Nuffin Elf Sumfin Elf Fairy Nuff

Playing with Words