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Classroom Activities:
Word Funs for
English Classrooms:
Ambiguities
Anything that is said to be ambiguous is open to more than
one interpretation. Sentences and words that are ambiguous
have more than one possible meaning.
Ambiguous Newspaper Headlines
Newspaper headlines need to be as short as possible, so
whilst they obey grammatical rules, they tend to omit
little, unimportant words like the and is. But are these
words unimportant? The result of leaving them out can result
in highly ambiguous sentences, which are often quite
amusing.
These
real newspaper headlines – gathered from local, national,
and international newspapers across the globe – are
ambiguous; you can see what the journalist meant to say, but
in each case there is a more amusing interpretation of the
headline.
1-EYE
DROPS OFF SHELF
2-KIDS
MAKE NUTRITIOUS SNACK
3-STOLEN PAINTING FOUND BY TREE
4-LUNG
CANCER IN WOMEN MUSHROOMS
5-QUEEN MARY HAVING BOTTOM SCRAPED
6-DEALERS WILL HEAR CAR TALK AT NOON
7-MINERS REFUSE TO WORK AFTER DEATH
8-MILK
DRINKERS ARE TURNING TO POWDER
9-JUVENILE
COURT TO TRY SHOOTING DEFENDANT
10-COMPLAINTS ABOUT NBA REFEREES GROWING UGLY
11-PANDA MATING FAILS; VETERINARIAN TAKES OVER
12-POLICE BEGIN CAMPAIGN TO RUN DOWN JAYWALKERS
13-12
ON THEIR WAY TO CRUISE AMONG DEAD IN PLANE CRASH
14-KILLER SENTENCED TO DIE FOR SECOND TIME IN 10 YEARS
15-SAFETY
EXPERTS SAY SCHOOL
BUS PASSENGERS SHOULD BE BELTED
16-2
SISTERS REUNITED AFTER 18 YEARS AT CHECKOUT COUNTER
17-MAN
EATING PIRANHA MISTAKENLY SOLD AS PET FISH
18-ASTRONAUT TAKES BLAME FOR GAS IN SPACECRAFT
19-QUARTER OF A MILLION CHINESE LIVE ON WATER
20-INCLUDE YOUR CHILDREN WHEN BAKING COOKIES
21-OLD
SCHOOL PILLARS ARE REPLACED BY ALUMNI
22-GRANDMOTHER OF EIGHT MAKES HOLE IN ONE
23-HOSPITALS ARE SUED BY 7 FOOT DOCTORS
24-LAWMEN FROM MEXICO BARBECUE GUESTS
25-TWO
SOVIET SHIPS COLLIDE, ONE DIES
26-ENRAGED COW INJURES FARMER WITH AX
27-LACK OF BRAINS HINDERS RESEARCH
28-RED
TAPE HOLDS UP NEW BRIDGE
29-SQUAD HELPS DOG BITE VICTIM
30-IRAQI HEAD SEEKS ARMS
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