What does comedy mean?
Word: Comedy
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Comedy means a play, film or show that is meant to make people laugh.
How do you spell comedy?
Syllables: com - e - dy
Tricky part: Comedy has only one m. Because the first part is stressed, students often double the m and write commedy.
Watch out for: commedy, comedey
Memory tip: Comedy and comic begin the same way: c, o and then a single m.
Comedy in a sentence
Example 1: Our class put on a comedy about a goat that wanted to be a teacher.
Example 2: Grandpa loves old black-and-white comedy films.
Example 3: The comedy had the whole audience laughing within five minutes.
Fun Fact
In Shakespeare's time, a comedy was a play that ended happily, often with a wedding, even if parts of it were serious.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Twins
Read the sentences and choose the correct option:
1. The comedy at the town hall made the audience laugh until their sides ached. 2. The comedy walked on stage and told jokes about his pet parrot.
a) both
b) neither
c) only 1
d) only 2
Show answer
c) only 1. A comedy is the show; the person on stage telling jokes is a comedian.
Jumble Tumble
Choose the correct sequence of the jumbled letters to form a meaningful word:
demyoc 123456
a) 635214
b) 653214
c) 653241
d) 563214
Show answer
b) 653214. This order turns the jumble back into the word for a funny play.
Spellacadabra
Choose the correct option to make a meaningful word:
com_dy
a) i
b) a
c) o
d) e
Show answer
d) e. The quiet middle vowel is written with an e, though you barely hear it.
Spell Spies
Choose the pair which has a spelling error:
a) hobby : hobbys
b) city : cities
c) comedy : comedies
d) story : stories
Show answer
a) hobby : hobbys. After a consonant, y changes to ies in the plural, so the right form is hobbies.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Which of these would you expect to find in a comedy?
a) a list of exam dates
b) the rules of a board game
c) facts about the planets
d) jokes and funny mix-ups
Show answer
d) jokes and funny mix-ups
2. Which word best describes a really good comedy?
a) puzzling
b) hilarious
c) dull
d) gloomy
Show answer
b) hilarious
