Figurative Language Lesson

Multiple Choice

Read the sentences below. Which words start with the same consonant sound.

I stepped in a gooey glob of grape gum.

• gooey, glob, grape, gum

• stepped, in, a, of

• I, grape, gum, glob

• stepped, grape, gum, glob

Multiple Choice

Read the sentences below. Which words in the sentence show alliteration?

The pigeons peck at peanuts on the pavement.

• pigeons, peck, peanuts, pavement

• pigeons, at, on, the

• peck, at, on, pavement

• peanuts, on, the, pavement

Multiple Choice

Choose the best ending for each metaphor.

Fatima has beautiful brown eyes. Her eyes are…

• a ruby necklace

• glasses of lemonade

• pools of chocolate

• shiny diamonds

Multiple Choice

Choose the best ending for each metaphor.

Children are racing through the halls. They are…

• crayons in a box

• rows of chairs

• ants on the sidewalk

• a herd of buffalo

Multiple Choice

Choose the best ending for each metaphor.

Mom’s new slippers are very soft. She is…

• rolling in grape jelly

• stepping on glass

• walking on clouds

• wearing oak trees

Multiple Choice

Choose the best ending for each simile.

These toys are rare and hard to find. They're as scarce as...

• birds' feathers

• horses' hair

• hens' teeth

• turtles' shells

Multiple Choice

Choose the best ending for each simile.

The kids were all coming to the pool. The pool attracted kids like...

• rain to the desert sands

• elephants to mice

• a balloon to helium

• flies to honey

Multiple Choice

Choose the best ending for each simile.

Peter is very thin. Peter is as skinny as...

• a bean pole

• a sleeping bulldog

• an ancient oak tree

• a tall sailboat

Hotspot

Choose the highlighted sections that are hyperboles. (Choose 4)

Multiple Choice

Does the following sentence contain personification?

'The day of Ace's math test is tiptoeing closer and closer.'

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Does the following sentence contain personification?

'Yesterday's storm flooded a few parts of the city.'

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Does the following sentence contain personification?

'Dad's armchair released a sigh when he sat down.'

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Does the following sentence contain personification?

'The rising sun peeked shyly over the hill.'

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

What does the idiom 'under the weather' mean?

• Feeling happy

• Feeling sick

• Feeling excited

• Feeling tired

Multiple Choice

What does the idiom 'eat your words' mean?

• To eat quickly

• To accept you are wrong about something you said

• To speak loudly

• To forget what you said

Multiple Choice

What does the idiom 'on top of the world' mean?

• Feeling scared

• Feeling tired

• Feeling great

• Feeling lost

Multiple Choice

What does the idiom 'jack up the price' mean?

• Lower the price

• Raise the price

• Keep the price the same

• Ignore the price

Hotspot

Choose 2 of the highlighted sections that are examples of onomatopoeia.