Word play

Doing home work and preparing for dictation tests are new to me. I try to make it as much fun as possible by finding new ways to entertain myself and also challenge the teaching methods of my parents. Sometimes my parents don't see the humor in the way I think. Here are a couple of instances:

While making me practice writing the words for the dictation at school the next day -

ammA - "heel" ezhudhu (write the word "heel")

pAdukA starts to write in cursive with a "K"

ammA - nee yosichu ezhudhu. eppadi "heel" la "k" varum? (think for a bit and write. How can there be a "k" in the word "heel")

pAdukA continues to write
ammA - eppadi "k" pottu "heel" ezhudarai nnu paarkanum (I want to see how you write "heel" with a "k")

pAdukA finishes writing and shows "kheel"

ammA  is really irritated now seeing pAdukA not taking her suggestion

ammA - padi enna ezhudurukka (read what you have written)

pAdukA - "heel"

ammA - "k" irukke (there is a "k")

pAdukA with a sly smile - "k" silent ma ("k" is silent in this word)

ammA - !!##$#%!


While doing written rhyming words home work

ammA - nee "ap" la mudiyira vArthai, rhyming words sollu apparam ezhudhu. (You now say words that end/rhyme with "ap". Then write it down)

pAdukA - nap, cap, map

ammA - one more

pAduka - ap

ammA - adhu vaarthai ilai. ozhunga sollu (that's not a word. say properly)

pAdukA - ap dhaan word. (ap is a word)

ammA - pAdukA.. paduthaadhey (don't trouble me) oru vaarthai sollu (say a word)

pAdukA (exasperated) - onakku ap theriyaadhaa? (Don't you know "ap")

ammA - no

pAdukA (thinking for while as to how to make it easy for ammA to understand) - iphone ap, ipad ap..
ippa theriyardhaa ( now do you understand?)

ammA - (guess English is evolving!)