Chemistry Punitentiary
Matching Exercise
To become familiar with the names of elements from the periodic table.
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Instructions
With some imagination and a pun now and then, it’s possible to use the names of the elements as synonyms or substitutes for some phrases. Some possible answers are listed to the left. However, you should use your periodic table for more possibilities. Write both the element’s name and symbol in the blanks. Sooo, cesium your pencil and fill in the blanks!
| 1. ________________What are doctors for? | a. Cesium |
| 2. ________________Policeman | b. Erbium |
| 3. ________________To spice | c. Boron |
| 4. ________________Funds from your mother’s sister | d. Europium |
| 5. ________________We have went (very poor grammar). | e. Gold |
| 6. ________________What you do to a steak when you grill it. | f. Uranium |
| 7. ________________”Get him!” | g. Antimony |
| 8. ________________Large building used to store automobiles | h. Iridium |
| 9. ________________To press a shirt | i. Silicon |
| 10. _______________Kitchen work area (pun) | j. Hafnium |
| 11. _______________Leg joint above the calf and more | k. Neon |
| 12. _______________What police do to an address if they hear of some illegal activity. | l. Zinc |
| 13. _______________Directions to a cowboy approaching a steer with a lasso. | m. Argon |
| 14. _______________Ruler of the deep sea | n. Nickel |
| 15. _______________Holmium times 0.5 | o. Carbon |
| 16. _______________Five plus five | p. Iron |
| 17. _______________Directed or guided (past tense) | q. Manganese |
| 18. _______________Cowboy’s cry after successful trip on a bronco. | r. Krypton |
| 19. _______________Well driller’s chant | s. Curium |
| 20. _______________Half a dime | t. Radium |
| 21. _______________The Lone Ranger’s horse | u. Rhodium |
| 22. _______________What he did to a bucking horse | v. Cerium |
| 23. _______________Superman’s home | w. Silver |
| 24. _______________What do you say to get someone’s attention (symbol only)? | x. Iodine |
| 25. _______________What I do when I am hungry | y. Copper |
| 26. _______________What did you do when you saw a bear? | z. Lead |
| 27. _______________Male of the Ganeez tribe | zz. Neptunium |
| 28. _______________Amusing prisoner | zzz. Tin |
Get the idea? Now make up two chemistry puns of your own below using the names of elements from the periodic table (don’t use any names already used above).
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