Onomatopoeia, Oxymoron and Alliteration Practice

An oxymoron is:

• a figure of speech expressing comparison

• an exaggeration

• a play on words where two or more opposite words are joined together

• the same as hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5A

Which word would create an oxymoron if you added it to the word "jumbo?"

• sweet

• shrimp

• secret

• silence

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5A

Which word would create an oxymoron if you added it to the word "found?"

• shrimp

• secret

• missing

• silence

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5A

Which word would create an oxymoron if you added it to the word "clearly?"

• hot

• sweet

• lucky

• misunderstood

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5A

The comedian was seriously funny. The underlined sentence has an example of an oxymoron (T or F).

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5A

Is this an oxymoron?

• Yes
• No

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5A

There was such a joyful sadness in her beautiful face. What is the oxymoron?

• Beautiful Face
• Such a
• Joyful Sadness
• Beautiful 

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5A

Which of the following is NOT oxymoron?

• mild hot sauce
• comfortable misery 
• a wise fool 
•  a smart decision 

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5A

Poor health
Pretty ugly
Passed Away
Random order
All of the following are oxymorons except...

• Poor health
• Pretty ugly
• Passed away
• Random order

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5A

Mrs. Siberski whispered, "Shhhhh!" during the test.  ^{This is an example of...}

• alliteration
• onomatopoeia
• neither

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4