150 - Vocabulary words for joking and humor

Welcome to your 2-Minute Tip - a short, practical English lesson for your busy day. Learn it in two minutes... use it for years! Learn LOTS more phrases for daily life in my Everyday English Speaking Courses - they will help you speak more confidently! 

Welcome to your 2-Minute Tip - a short, practical English lesson for your busy day. Learn it in two minutes... use it for years! Many phrasal verbs are easy to confuse because they look similar, but have completely different meanings. Learning them in context makes them much easi ...  Show more

I'm sure in English class you learned that the word funny means amusing or hilarious. It's used to refer to something that makes you laugh. When someone tells a funny joke, it makes you laugh. Did you know that sometimes the word funny doesn't mean funny in this ...

Are you ready for a laugh? Well, I can't promise that. But I'll do my best! This is Part 2 of learning English with jokes and humour, where I'll be looking at puns you might find amusing while learning some useful vocabulary and expressions hidden within them.My hope is that you' ...  Show more

Does the expression 'it's a joke' mean something funny? Find out more in this week's The English We Speak. 

One of the best ways to test your English comprehension is to listen to a few jokes. Jokes hold meaning on two levels. They have literal meaning, which most can understand, and they have a secondary meaning which is what makes them funny. As an English learner, if you can underst ...  Show more