{"id":438,"date":"2016-11-02T17:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-11-02T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/3.254.11.177:8081\/?p=438"},"modified":"2025-07-18T16:21:25","modified_gmt":"2025-07-18T14:21:25","slug":"commonly-confused-words-fun-vs-funny","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.americanlanguage.es\/blog-aprender-ingles\/commonly-confused-words-fun-vs-funny","title":{"rendered":"Commonly Confused Words: Fun vs. Funny"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Title:<\/strong>\u00a0<em>Fun vs. Funny<\/em><br \/>\n<strong>Duration:<\/strong>\u00a0<em>5-7 minutes<\/em><br \/>\n<strong>Level:<\/strong>\u00a0<em>pre-int +<\/em><br \/>\n<strong>Language Focus:<\/strong>\u00a0<em>Commonly Confused Words<\/em><br \/>\n<strong>Objective:<\/strong>\u00a0<em>Vocabulary, To identify differences between two words<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_80 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-transparent ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Tabla de contenidos<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Alternar tabla de contenidos\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.americanlanguage.es\/blog-aprender-ingles\/commonly-confused-words-fun-vs-funny\/#Whats_the_Difference_Between%E2%80%A6\" >What\u2019s the Difference Between\u2026<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.americanlanguage.es\/blog-aprender-ingles\/commonly-confused-words-fun-vs-funny\/#Fun_and_Funny\" >Fun and Funny?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.americanlanguage.es\/blog-aprender-ingles\/commonly-confused-words-fun-vs-funny\/#Whats_the_difference\" >What\u2019s the difference?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.americanlanguage.es\/blog-aprender-ingles\/commonly-confused-words-fun-vs-funny\/#Whats_the_difference-2\" >What\u2019s the difference?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.americanlanguage.es\/blog-aprender-ingles\/commonly-confused-words-fun-vs-funny\/#So%E2%80%A6\" >So\u2026<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.americanlanguage.es\/blog-aprender-ingles\/commonly-confused-words-fun-vs-funny\/#Language_Point\" >Language Point:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.americanlanguage.es\/blog-aprender-ingles\/commonly-confused-words-fun-vs-funny\/#Questions_to_Discuss\" >Questions to Discuss<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.americanlanguage.es\/blog-aprender-ingles\/commonly-confused-words-fun-vs-funny\/#%E2%9A%A0%EF%B8%8F_Remember\" >\u26a0\ufe0f Remember!!<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 id=\"what-s-the-difference-between-\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Whats_the_Difference_Between%E2%80%A6\"><\/span>What\u2019s the Difference Between\u2026<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3 id=\"-fun-and-funny-\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Fun_and_Funny\"><\/span><strong>Fun and Funny?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>These two commonly confused words have been frustrating English students for years.<br \/>\nWas the party fun or was it funny? Is my friend fun or is he funny?<br \/>\nMaybe he\u2019s both fun AND funny!<\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s look at some examples:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>The party last night was so fun!<\/strong><br \/>\nThere was great music, dancing and even a pool.<\/li>\n<li><strong>The party last night was so funny!<\/strong><br \/>\nThe guys put on dresses and did a ridiculous dance.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 id=\"what-s-the-difference-\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Whats_the_difference\"><\/span>What\u2019s the difference?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>In the first sentence, the speaker had a very good time at the party and enjoyed the activities.<br \/>\nIn the second sentence, the speaker also had a good time at the party and she laughed.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>My friend Jim is really fun.<\/strong><br \/>\nWe always do interesting things like go to concerts, parties and amusement parks.<br \/>\nHowever, he is very bad at telling jokes*.<\/li>\n<li><strong>My friend Rachel is really funny.<\/strong><br \/>\nShe has the best sense of humor and always makes me laugh.<br \/>\nHowever, she spends most of her time at home looking at stupid things on the Internet.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 id=\"what-s-the-difference-\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Whats_the_difference-2\"><\/span>What\u2019s the difference?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>In the first sentence, Jim participates in a lot of activities that are enjoyable for the speaker, but he does not have a good sense of humor.<br \/>\nIn the second sentence, Rachel is good at telling jokes*, but she doesn\u2019t participate in many interesting activities.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 id=\"so-\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"So%E2%80%A6\"><\/span>So\u2026<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>fun<\/strong>\u00a0= enjoyable, a good time<br \/>\n<strong>funny<\/strong>\u00a0= makes you laugh<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 id=\"-language-point-\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Language_Point\"><\/span>Language Point:<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>To be good\/bad + at + verb + -ing<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>To be good\/bad + at + activity<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Examples:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>I am very good at speaking English.<\/li>\n<li>I am bad at football.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 id=\"questions-to-discuss\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Questions_to_Discuss\"><\/span>Questions to Discuss<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>What do you think is a more fun holiday: the beach or the mountains?<\/li>\n<li>Which movie do you think is funnier:\u00a0<em>Torrente<\/em>\u00a0or\u00a0<em>Fuga de Cerebros<\/em>?<\/li>\n<li>When was the last time you had a lot of fun?<\/li>\n<li>Which of your friends is the funniest?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 id=\"-remember-\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%9A%A0%EF%B8%8F_Remember\"><\/span>\u26a0\ufe0f Remember!!<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Fun<\/strong>\u00a0is an irregular adjective:<br \/>\n<strong>fun<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>more fun<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>the most fun<\/strong><br \/>\n(<strong>NOT<\/strong>\u00a0funner,\u00a0<strong>NOT<\/strong>\u00a0funnest)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>These two commonly confused words have been frustrating English students for years.<br \/>\nWas the party fun or was it funny? 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