IRONY - VERBAL, SITUATIONAL AND DRAMATIC: WORKSHEETS WITH ANSWERS

These Worksheets with Answers are perfect for teaching Irony – Verbal, Situational and Dramatic. These no prep activities would be great for ELA lessons or ELA centers. Your students will love these exercises that are carefully planned for student engagement.

After attempting these New Bloom’s Taxonomy-based activities students will be able to:

• Define irony types – verbal, situational and dramatic.
• Examine the examples of irony and state what is ironic in them.
• Show examples of irony that use language, which normally signifies the opposite.
• Interpret a given text and identify the examples of irony.
• Evaluate a text and explain how irony is used in it.
• Use language to express the opposite of what is expected for humorous or emphatic effect.

This Download Includes:

• EXERCISE 1: Match the terms (1-4) with their meanings (A-D).
• EXERCISE 2: Take this quiz to recall the definitions of irony types.
• EXERCISE 3: Watch the video – What is Irony? Three Types of Irony – and answer the following questions.
• EXERCISE 4: Examine the examples of irony and state what is ironic in them.
• EXERCISE 5: Identify the type of irony in the following graphics – Part 1-2.
• EXERCISE 6: Identify the type of irony in the following graphics and say what is ironic – Part 1-2.
• EXERCISE 7: Identify the type of irony in the following examples.
• EXERCISE 8: Take the following quiz based on the examples of ironies, and identify their type.
• EXERCISE 9: Analyse the given text to identify the use of irony in it.
• EXERCISE 10: Interpret a given text and identify the examples of irony.
• EXERCISE 11: Follow PEE model to evaluate the author’s use of situational irony in the text.
• EXERCISE 12: Follow PEE model to evaluate the author’s use of dramatic irony in the text.
• EXERCISE 13: Follow PEE model to evaluate the poet’s use of verbal irony in the given poem.
• EXERCISE 14: Follow the PEEL model to explain the reader impact of the use of verbal irony in the poem.
• EXERCISE 15: Write about any one of the following.
• EXERCISE 16: Give a sentence example each for the following ironic situations.
• EXERCISE 17: What’s ironic about the following?
• EXERCISE 18: What is ironic in “Two Geniuses”?
• EXERCISE 19: Determine the types of irony being used and explain your answer.
• EXERCISE 20: Determine the types of irony being used by Shakespeare in his plays and explain your answer.

Here are some other possible uses for these in your classroom:

• To challenge early finishers
• For effective tutoring
• As ESL stations and sub tubs
• As holiday work and homework
• For small group collaborations
• For an end of unit assessments 
• For reinforcement and enrichment

More Figurative Language Resources by the same Author:

• Rhetorical Comparison Devices
• Rhetorical Sound Devices
• Sensory Imagery
• Elegy
• Irony Types
• Oxymoron
• Personification
• Synecdoche vs Metonymy

This is what teachers say about these resources:

• ADVERBIAL PHRASES: 17 WORKSHEETS WITH ANSWERS - Comment from Amy Larman: "This was a great supplemental activity for adverbial clauses." Rating: 4/5 (very satisfied)
• INFERRING MEANING WORKSHEETS WITH ANSWERS - Comment from Patrice Thornton: "My students benefited from this resource during speech therapy sessions." Rating: 4/5 (very satisfied)
• COMPLEX SENTENCE STRUCTURE: 21 WORKSHEETS WITH ANSWERS - Comment from TouchofTechSLP: "This was helpful for working on complex sentences with my speech students" Rating: 5/5 (extremely satisfied)
• VERBAL PHRASES: 14 WORKSHEETS WITH ANSWERS - Comment from ELLPro: "My students had a good time interacting with this resource thank you!" Rating: 4/5 (very satisfied)
• HYPHENS AND DASHES - PUNCTUATION: WORKSHEETS WITH ANSWERS - comment from Heather Landry: "My students enjoyed this lesson. They weren't well versed on hyphens and dashes before, but these resources helped change that." Rating: 5/5 (extremely satisfied)
• NOUN PHRASES: 20 WORKSHEETS WITH ANSWERS from ELLPro. Comment: "My students had a good time interacting with this resource thank you!" Rating: 4/5 (very satisfied)
• ADVERTISEMENT DESIGN TASK CARDS AND EXERCISES - Comment from Margie Batt: "Well thought out quality resource that aligned with my classroom strategies." Rating: 5/5 (extremely satisfied)
• IRONY WORKSHEETS AND TASK CARDS - Comment from Cheryl Tilles: "Very helpful during our study of irony. The task cards offer great practice." Rating: 5/5 (extremely satisfied)
• PREPOSITIONAL PHRASES: 20 WORKSHEETS WITH ANSWERS - Mrs Foleys English Extreme: "Great for 7th grade writing" Rating: 4/5 (very satisfied)
• ADVERBIAL PHRASES: 17 WORKSHEETS WITH ANSWERS - Patrick Howard: As we stepped into remote learning I was looking for ways for my students to interact with the parts of sentences at home. These worksheets really helped to solidify their working knowledge of adverbials and prepositional phrases, and the role they play in sentences. Rating: 5/5 (extremely satisfied)
• PROOFREADING WORKSHEETS WITH ANSWERS - Milloni Shah: Great proofreading practice for my students. Rating: 4/5 (very satisfied)
• PARTS OF SPEECH WORKSHEETS WITH ANSWERS - Courtney Flournoy: A great way to teach the language standards. Rating: 5/5 (extremely satisfied)
• IMAGERY WORKSHEETS WITH ANSWERS - Stefani Karlsson: My students loved this resource and the activities included with it. They were engaged, learning and having fun! Thanks for your hard work. It is greatly appreciated. Rating: 5/5 (extremely satisfied)
• COMPOUND ADJECTIVES: WORKSHEETS WITH ANSWERS - Easy to use. Plenty of examples and activities. - Nat Mack
• PARAGRAPH WRITING - 12 WORKSHEETS WITH ANSWERS: Perfect for assisting students in their paragraph and essay writing. - Martin Distelhorst
• ADJECTIVE PHRASES WORKSHEETS WITH ANSWERS: Perfect for what I needed. - Laura T.
• PUNCTUATION WORKSHEETS WITH ANSWERS: The content was great, and I appreciate that all of the advanced punctuation marks were assessed in one place. - Tiffani Rooney
• SPOKEN VS WRITTEN ENGLISH WORKSHEETS AND TASK CARDS: Excellent resource for the price. Saved me tons of time! - Crystal Louden
• SENTENCE STRUCTURE - 11 WORKSHEETS WITH ANSWERS: Great resource that can be easily used in the classroom. - Chris Macintosh
• WRITING WORKSHEETS AND TASK CARDS BUNDLE - This resource more than delivers! A wide range of very useful, practical and easy to teach writing examples and lesson plans. - Teresa Ruhde
• SYNECDOCHE VS METONYMY WORKSHEETS WITH ANSWERS - I loved this resource. It really helped my students differentiate between the two terms. - Darci DurdaRomanuik
• O CAPTAIN, MY CAPTAIN BY WALT WHITMAN - TASKS AND EXERCISES - Great resource, students really did well with this. - Lisa Sanchez

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