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WorksheetsAntioch 4th Grade Figurative Language Competition
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 8mins
Which example uses a simile?
The boy was as strong as an ox.
The boy was an ox.
Ben bakes dog bones for his dog Biscuit.
I like grapes.
Which sentence uses alliteration?
Becky likes her donuts as big as her face.
Dan heard a loud BOOM! coming from the garage.
Dan's dog dove deep in the dam, drinking dirty water as he dove.
The ball tapped each step it passed down the staircase.
Which sentence uses an idiom?
She got cold feet the night before her wedding.
Lightening danced across the sky.
The world is a stage.
Hannah's home has heat now, hopefully.
Which sentence uses personification?
The ox ran as fast as a cheetah.
Rita heard the last piece of pie calling her name.
He was like an animal.
Peter picked a peck of pickled peppers.
Which sentence is a metaphor?
My alarm clock yelled at me to wake up.
He was as big as a tree.
Cross your fingers.
Life is a rollercoaster.
Which sentence is a hyperbole?
America is a melting pot.
I'm all ears.
Your skin is as soft as silk.
The car complained when she turned the engine on.
Which sentences uses an onomatopoeia?
The car crashed into a tree as tall as a giant.
Bees buzz from flower to flower collecting nectar.
The water rushed down the stream.
Larry's lizard likes lounging in the sun
Which sentence uses a simile?
They fought like cats and dogs.
The dog barked at the squirrel.
The classroom was a zoo.
That shopping trip cost me a million dollars.
Which sentence uses an alliteration?
She cracked a book open during free time.
The wildfire ran through the forest at an amazing speed.
We roasted marshmallows over the crackling fire.
Seven sisters slept soundly on the sand.
Which sentence uses a hyperbole?
Next Friday is never going to arrive.
My teacher is a dragon.
Zachary zeroed in on zoo keeping as a career.
The patient sounded like he was hacking up a lung.
Which sentence uses a metaphor?
He was as big as a house.
The wind was a howling wolf.
I’ve read this book a hundred times.
My flowers were begging for water.
Which sentence is an idiom?
She was so happy; her smile was a mile wide.
She was as cool as a cucumber.
Mary's eyes were fireflies.
The new pencil sharpener hummed efficiently.
Which sentence is an onomatopoeia?
He took off so quickly that his tires screeched.
Peter's piglet pranced priggishly.
Don't just sit there like a bump on a log.
My house is a friend who protects me.
Which sentence uses personification?
Last night I slept like a log.
He was in hot water after a fight with his sister.
Time flies when you're having fun.
Jenna ran around the lunchroom squealing like a pig.
Ant's in my pants
metaphor
idiom
simile
personification
I am as tall as a skyscraper
hyperbole
idiom
personification
Metaphor
