GEORGE WOOLARD (1996), ”LESSONS WITH LAUGHTER”, THOMSON AND HEINLE PUBLISHING HOUSE

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3.

Word Partnership

 

A word partnership – or collocation – is two or more words which go together in a special way – a golden opportunity. Complete the following jokes with word partnerships.

 

1.      What does an angry kangaroo do?

It gets ..... mad.

 

2.      Doctor, when I got o bed, I wake up every thirty minutes.

Are you a ..... sleeper?

No, I sleep in the dark.

 

3.      You are late for school again. What is your excuse?

I sprained my ankle and I could not walk properly, sir.

That is a ..... excuse.

 

4.      Why did a burglar take a shower?

He wanted to make a ..... getaway.

 

5.      I have invented a new pill. Half of the pil lis aspirin and the other half is glue.

But who is it for?

People with ..... headaches.

 

6.      What did the hooligan say after breaking all the school windows?

I have had a ..... time.

 

7.      Did you hear about the undertaker who burried somebody in the wrong cementery?

He lost his job for making such a ..... mistake.

 

8.      Why do you put lumps of sugar under your pillow?

So that I will have ..... dreams.

 

9.      What do you call a millionaire who never washes?

..... rich.

 

 

clean, splitting, light, hopping, grave, lame, filthy, sweet, smashing

 

 

       ANSWER KEY

1.      HOPPING

2.      LIGHT

3.      LAME

4.      CLEAN

5.      SPLITTING

6.      SMASHING

7.      GRAVE

8.      SWEET

9.      FILTHY

 

 

 

Sursa:

GEORGE WOOLARD (1996), ”LESSONS WITH LAUGHTER”, THOMSON AND HEINLE PUBLISHING HOUSE

 

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