A spoonerism is an error in speech or deliberate play on words in which corresponding consonants, vowels, or morphemes are switched between

two words in a phrase, for example saying "The Lord is a shoving leopard." instead of "The Lord is a loving shepherd." (Source: Wikipedia.com)

Have your students find the correct meaning of each spoonerism and then match them with the
corresponding pictures. Can they also make up their own spoonerisms?

It’sIt’s
roaring with pain
roaring with pain
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Soul of of
ballad ___________________ Sealing thethe
hick
Soul ballad ___________________ Sealing hick
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It crawls through thethe
faxfax Lead of of
spite
It crawls through Lead spite
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S SPPOO- - ___________________
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OONNE E- - ___________________
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__________________ Chipping __________________
thethe
flannel onon
Fight in your race Chipping flannel
Fight in your race TVTV
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___________________ I must mend sailsail ___________________
thethe
I must mend ___________________
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Answer key
It’s roaring with pain – It’s pouring with rain
Soul of ballad – Bowl of salad
It crawls through the fax – It falls through the cracks
Fight in your race – Right in your face
I must mend the sail – I must send the mail
Chipping the flannel on TV – Flipping the channel on TV
Lead of spite – Speed of light
Sealing the hick – Healing the sick