Key

Name: ___________________________

Warm Up to
Remember:

Irony!
irony is a statement where
the actual meaning is different
from the literal meaning or a
situation where the result is
different than expected.

I. Which Is a Irony? II. Irony Match

Write Y in the blank if the statement has irony. Match an event from the first column with an event
Write N in the blank if it is not ironic. from the second column to create irony.

C
____ buy a bus pass A. a hurricane floods
Y We named our St. Bernard Mouse.
_____
the city
N Nothing is certain but death and taxes.
_____
D win the lottery
____ B. oversleep and
Y What a great day; I wrecked my car and miss school
_____
got fired.
A remodel your
____ C. win a car
Y Jakes mother watched him play video
_____ house
games and said Im glad youre doing
your homework. B
____ stay up late to D. lose the winning
finish homework ticket
N Alls well that ends well.
_____

III. Explain the Irony Students answers will vary; they should
Briefly explain the irony in each statement below. include references to:
1. Liz parked her new car in two spaces at the mall so it wouldnt get dings. Because she was illegally parked,
her car was towed and the tow truck was in an accident. Her car was totaled.

Her caution to keep her car safe is what caused it to be hurt.

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2. For Christmas, Reuben sold his gaming system to buy his girlfriend a special outfit for her to wear to a
concert with her friends. Eloise sold her concert ticket to buy Reuben a new game.

They sold things to buy the other a gift they now couldnt use.
____________________________________________________________________________________

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 Name: ___________________________

Warm Up to
Remember:

Irony!
irony is a statement where
the actual meaning is different
from the literal meaning or a
situation where the result is
different than expected.

I. Which Is a Irony? II. Irony Match

Write Y in the blank if the statement has irony. Match an event from the first column with an event
Write N in the blank if it is not ironic. from the second column to create irony.

_____ We named our St. Bernard Mouse. ____ buy a bus pass A. a hurricane floods
the city
_____ Nothing is certain but death and taxes.
____ win the lottery B. oversleep and
miss school
_____ What a great day; I wrecked my car and
got fired.
____ remodel your C. win a car
_____ Jakes mother watched him play video house
games and said Im glad youre doing
your homework. ____ stay up late to D. lose the winning
finish homework ticket
_____ Alls well that ends well.

III. Explain the Irony

Briefly explain the irony in each statement below.
1. Liz parked her new car in two spaces at the mall so it wouldnt get dings. Because she was illegally parked,
her car was towed and the tow truck was in an accident. Her car was totaled.

____________________________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________

2. For Christmas, Reuben sold his gaming system to buy his girlfriend a special outfit for her to wear to a
concert with her friends. Eloise sold her concert ticket to buy Reuben a new game.

____________________________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________

Copyright 2014 K12reader.com. All Rights Reserved. Free for educational use at home or in classrooms.