Look at the Words

Do any of the words have more than one meaning?

“I saw a documentary on how ships are kept together. Riveting!”

Does part of a word have more than one meaning?

“I was doing some decorating, so I got out my step-ladder. I don’t get on with my real ladder.”

Does a word sound like or similar to another word?

“I never lie on my CV… because it creases it.”

Can you change part of the word for comic effect?

“Elton John hates ordering Chinese food. Soy seems to be the hardest word.”

“So this bloke says to me, ‘Can I come in your house and talk about your carpets?’ I thought, “‘That’s all I need–a Je-hoover’s witness.‘”

Can you make a malapropism out of a word? A Malapropism is the mistaken use of a word in place of a similar-sounding one, often with an amusing effect (e.g. ‘dance a flamingo ’ instead of flamenco ). - Oxford Languages

“So I went to the Chinese restaurant and this duck came up to me with a red rose and says, ‘Your eyes sparkle like diamonds.’ I said, ‘Waiter, I asked for a-ROMATIC duck.‘”

Can you form an anagram? A word, phrase, or name formed by rearranging the letters of another, such as spar, formed from rasp. - Oxford Languages

“Boredom” is just an anagram of “Bedroom. My wife informed me of that fact while we were having sex.”

Can you make an acronym out of a topic relevant wort?

“Is it just ME, or is there another acronym for Middle East?”

Are there possibilities for spoonerisms? A verbal error in which a speaker accidentally transposes the initial sounds or letters of two or more words, often to humorous effect, as in the sentence you have hissed the mystery lectures. - Oxford Language

“The Lord is a shoving leopard” (“The Lord is a loving shepherd.”)