Grade 4 English: Figures of Speech and Adjectives

Which figure of speech compares two things using "like" or "as"?

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Personification

• Hyperbole

"The stars danced in the night sky." What figure of speech is used here?

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Hyperbole

"He is as strong as a lion." What figure of speech is used?

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Hyperbole

• Personification

What does hyperbole mean?

• An exaggeration

• A comparison using "like" or "as"

• Giving human qualities to non-living things

• A play on words

"Her smile was a ray of sunshine." What figure of speech is used?

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Hyperbole

What is an affix?

• A word that means the opposite

• A word added to another word to change its meaning

• A type of sentence

• A punctuation mark

What is the prefix in the word unhappy?

• hap

• py

• un

• happy

What is the suffix in the word hopeful?

• hope

• ful

• ho

• pe

Which of the following words has both a prefix and a suffix?

• Unkind

• Hopeless

• Disrespectful

• Kindness

Which of the following is a limiting adjective?

• Beautiful

• Five

• Happy

• Soft