What does funny mean?
Word: Funny
Part of Speech: Adjective
Meaning: Funny means making you laugh. Funny can also mean strange or odd.
Synonyms: amusing, comic, silly
How do you spell funny?
Syllables: fun - ny
Tricky part: The n is doubled before the y. Funnie and funey are the usual mistakes.
Watch out for: funnie, funey
Memory tip: Fun becomes funny the same way sun becomes sunny: double the n, then add y.
Idioms and Phrases
- tickle your funny bone: To make you laugh. Example: "Grandpa's jokes always tickle my funny bone."
Funny in a sentence
Example 1: The monkey in sunglasses looked so funny.
Example 2: Riya told a funny story about her cat.
Example 3: The old fan makes a funny noise when it spins.
Fun Fact
The funny bone is not a bone at all. It is a nerve near your elbow, and knocking it gives a strange tingling feeling.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Connection
Choose the antonym of the word: funny
a) playful
b) serious
c) cheerful
d) lively
Show answer
b) serious. A serious talk has no jokes in it, so it is far from funny.
Spell-o-Spell
Choose the correctly spelt word:
a) funny
b) joly
c) laffter
d) hapy
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a) funny. Happy and jolly need their double letters, and laughter is spelt with augh; funny is right as it is.
Word Cookie
Find the misspelt word in the sentence:
The clown at the birthday party was so funny that all the babys giggled.
a) giggled
b) clown
c) funny
d) babys
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d) babys. Baby changes y to ies for more than one: babies. Funny is spelt right here.
Mingle-Mangle
Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:
ynunf
a) ufnny
b) funny
c) funyn
d) fnuny
Show answer
b) funny. Funny starts with fu and keeps its two n's side by side before the y.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Kofi's joke was so funny that everyone ____.
a) fell fast asleep
b) began to cry
c) burst out laughing
d) went very quiet
Show answer
c) burst out laughing
2. 'This milk tastes funny, Mum.' What should Mum do?
a) add more sugar to it
b) laugh at the joke
c) check if it has gone bad
d) warm it up for you
Show answer
c) check if it has gone bad
