Vocabulary Challenge


Joking



Which synonyms from the list best complete the sentences that follow? If needed, change tenses or use the plural.


          joviality           droll                facetiousness

         humour            burlesque      pleasantries

         banter              wit                  fun


1. A sense of .............. helps you through difficult times.

2. People had no wish to be the object of his biting ............

3. A clown is ...............

4. No managing director will tolerate .............. at a staff meeting.

5. The children had ............ at the fair.

6. In the winning team’s changing room there was the sound of cheerful ...............

7. Father Christmas, with his ho-ho-ho, and his plump red face, exudes .......................

8. Whenever they meet, the English exchange mild ................. about the weather.

9. What the French and English call music hall, the Americans call ......................

     

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