FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE

Did I really win the lottery, or are you just pulling my leg?

Use context clues and choose the best meaning for each underlined idiom.

• Telling me the truth

• Making me laugh

• Tricking me

• Doing me a favor

Things aren't always going to go your way. Life isn't a bed of roses, you know.

Use the context clues and choose the best meaning for each underlined idiom.

• sweet-smelling

• full of thorns

• easy and comfortable

• painful and difficult

Elizabeth said it was no big deal to forgive her sister for their fight last week. "It's water under the bridge," she assured her.

• Something no one wants to talk about

• More important than anything else

• A huge problem that must be solved

• Something past that no longer matters

Sarah is barking up the wrong tree; that store doesn't even sell pet supplies.

• Looking in the wrong place

• Making a fuss over nothing

• Using her imagination

• Making too much noise

Rich was over the moon with excitement after hearing the good news.

• Unhappy

• Surprised

• Confused

• Thrilled

The district manager was coming later that day, so the team took extra care to cross their t's and dot their i's.

• Show up on time

• Make sure every small detail was right

• Do everything the way they normally would

• Make everything extra special

Your skin is as cold as ice!

Identify both types of figurative language found in each example.

• Simile and Personification

• Simile and Hyperbole

• Simile and Metaphor

• Simile and Symbol

My dog is a sweet, cuddly nurse when I'm sick.

Identify both types of figurative language found in each example.

• Metaphor and Simile

• Metaphor and Hyperbole

• Metaphor and personification

• Metaphor and Idiom

Match the example with the correct figurative language.

The wrapped gift begged to be opened.

• Hyperbole

• Idiom

• Personification

• Simile

Match the example correct figurative language.

My mouth is always the reason I get in trouble.

• Hyperbole

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Symbol