1.  To show everyone he wasn’t chicken!

2.  Because he tasted funny!

3.  To prove he wasn’t chicken!

4.  Pie-thon!

5.  Seals!

6. PUNSPUNSPUNSPUNS

7.  A play on words. Uses homophones to create humor.

8.  A humorous substitution of words that are alike in sound but different in meaning, as in this passage from Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, by Lewis Carroll:  “And how many hours a day did you do lessons?” said Alice, in a hurry to change the subject.  “Ten hours the first day,” said the Mock Turtle, “nine the next, and so on.”  “What a curious plan!” exclaimed Alice.  “That's the reason they're called lessons,” the Gryphon remarked: “because they lessen from day to day.”

9. scissors  Why did the kid bring scissors to school? cut So he could cut class. Written by Anglela, age 11 - Tom Swifities Link

10. mountains hear  How do mountains hear? Written Dave, age 10- Tom Swifities Link mountaineers With mountaineers.

11. reporter ice cream shop  What was the reporter doing at the ice cream shop? scoop Getting the scoop! Tom Swifities Link

12. broken tomato?  How do you fix a broken tomato? Tom Swifities Link tomato paste With tomato paste. Tomato Paste

13. spider computer  Why did the spider go to the computer? Written by Rachel - Tom Swifities Link web site To check his web site.

14. crossword puzzle quarrel  Why is a crossword puzzle like a quarrel? one word leads to another. Because one word leads to another. (Joseph Rosenbloom

15.  What did the big toe say to the little toe?" big heel There's a big heel following us. (Kid's Jokes)

17.  a similarity between like features of two sets of things

18.  Analogies are written in the following format:  Short:Tall::Small:Big  It is read as short is to tall as small is to big

19.  Cow:Bull::Hen:___________.  Cat:Cats::Leaf:____________.  Zebra:Stripes::Giraffe:______.  Scissors:Cut::Glue:_________.