Confusing words: fun vs. funny. What’s the difference?

October 19, 2022 Confusing words, Contributors, Videos 1

What’s the difference between fun and funny?

A lot of learners confuse these two words. Try thinking of it like this:

FUN means ‘enjoyment’ or ‘a good time’ and makes you SMILE.

Something FUNNY makes you LAUGH.

Fun

Fun is a noun.

  • I really enjoyed the trip to the amusement park – it was a lot of fun.
  • Have fun on your birthday!

Funny

Funny is an adjective. When someone or something is funny, you laugh.

  • He’s very funny. He makes me laugh.
  • The joke wasn’t very funny – nobody laughed.

Here’s a quick YouTube video with some nice examples of fun and funny. At the bottom of this page you can test yourself with a short quiz.


Test yourself

Time for some fun with this short quiz!

questionsscoregoes here

By Stuart Cook
Stuart is an English teacher and runs the Speakspeak website. He currently lives in Prague and has been teaching for over 25 years. ⎜ Get Stuart's e-books

1 Comment

  1. momoko - October 20, 2022, 4:14 am Reply

    I like this page. Nice.

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