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WorksheetsFigurative Language
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 15mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Repeated consonant sounds at the beginning of the words.
a)
alliteration
b)
onomatopoeia
c)
idiom
d)
simile
2.
What is an Example of Alliteration?
a)
She sells sea shells by the sea shore.
b)
She was giving him the cold shoulder
c)
He was fuming like a pot.
3.
Pick a sentence that contains an Alliteration?
a)
Kim's kid kept kicking at the air.
b)
Plastic bags rip easily.
c)
Kayla is my best friend.
d)
Mrs. Flay is a super teacher!
4.
A word that imitates a sound, for example BUZZ and POP:
a)
Onomatopoeia
b)
Simile
c)
Metaphor
5.
An onomatopoeia is also known as what?
a)
An action word
b)
A descriptive word
c)
A sound word
d)
A statement
6.
Read the sentence and choose the onomatopoeia.
Mrs. Davis was sitting by her pond listening to the frogs croak.
Mrs. Davis was sitting by her pond listening to the frogs croak.
a)
croak
b)
Mrs. Davis
c)
frogs
d)
pond
7.
She was so pretty my eyes popped out!
a)
Onomatopia
b)
Simile
c)
Hyperbole
d)
Hiperbole
8.
He was so hideous I got blind!
a)
Hyperbole
b)
Idiom
c)
Allusion
d)
Oxymoron
9.
Ethan’s smile is a mile wide.
a)
Metaphor
b)
Simile
c)
Personification
d)
Hyperbole
10.
The ice sculptor’s hands fluttered like hummingbird wings.
a)
Simile
b)
Metaphor
c)
Hyperbole
d)
Alliteration
e)
Personification
11.
The snow was as white as a cloud.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
personification
d)
fluffy
12.
The band played as loud as a sonic boom.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
personification
d)
eardrums
13.
Which word means: 'To compare two things without using the words like or as?'
a)
Metaphor
b)
Simile
c)
Personification
14.
Which figurative language is this an example of: When Sally looked outside she saw a blanket of snow.
a)
Personification
b)
Simile
c)
Metaphor
15.
Which figurative language is this an example of: My father told me that life is a journey.
a)
Metaphor
b)
Simile
c)
Personification
16.
Which one of the five senses is used in this sentence? The wolf howled painfully over the loss of his mate.
a)
Sight
b)
Sound
c)
Touch
d)
Taste
17.
Imagery is language that creates a picture.
a)
True
b)
False
18.
Language that appeals to the senses
a)
simile
b)
hyperbole
c)
metaphor
d)
imagery
19.
The candle flame danced in the dark.
a)
Simile
b)
Metaphor
c)
Hyperbole
d)
Alliteration
e)
Personification
20.
Thunder grumbled and raindrops reported for duty.
a)
Simile
b)
Metaphor
c)
Hyperbole
d)
Alliteration
e)
Personification
21.
The sunflowers nodded in the wind.
a)
Simile
b)
Metaphor
c)
Hyperbole
d)
Alliteration
e)
Personification
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