88.- ‘Fun’ and ‘funny’. Profesor
volver a Ejercicios B1 y B2 profesor
Today’s mini lesson is about two easily confused words – ‘fun’ and ‘funny’.
Fun = I enjoy myself
- That was a really fun evening (I enjoyed the evening).
- It was fun at your place (I had a good time).
- The party was fun (the party was enjoyable).
Funny = 1) it makes me laugh, it’s a good joke 2) it’s a bit strange or weird
- He’s funny (= he tells good jokes and people laugh).
- That was a funny show (= the show made us laugh).
- The weather is funny today (= the weather is strange).
We don’t usually say ‘the party was funny’, or ‘it was a funny day’. Usually, we mean that we enjoyed ourselves, so we say ‘the party was fun’ or ‘it was a fun day’.
Let’s review! Change the sentence so that it includes ‘fun’ or ‘funny’.
- The party was enjoyable => The party was fun.
- The film made me laugh.
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- The holiday was enjoyable.
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- David makes me laugh. ____________________________________________________________________
Answers
- The film was funny.
- The holiday was fun.
- David is funny.