Two large turtles laughing
NoyanYalcin/Shutterstock.com (Left Tortoise); Michio Hoshino/Minden Pictures (Right Tortoise)
Word Play,

4 Ways to Say Funny

Writing can be boring when you use the same old words! Learn new ways to say funny. Then use the new words to write what the animals are saying.

From the March / April 2021 Issue

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Writing can be boring when you use the same old words! Learn new ways to say funny. Then use the new words to write what the animals are saying.

Instead of funny, try: 

  • amusing
  • hilarious
  • humorous
  • hysterical

NoyanYalcin/Shutterstock.com (Left Tortoise); Michio Hoshino/Minden Pictures (Right Tortoise)

What do you think the tortoises are saying?

"I’ve got a/n __________ joke. What do you call a flying turtle?"

"I don’t know. What?"

"A shellicopter!"

"Ha ha! That is __________!"

Two of the words for “funny” are in the magazine. Can you find them?

(Hint: One is between page 24 and 29. The other is in the mini graphic novel.)

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