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Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 15mins
I'm as a happy as a lark.
Metaphor
Simile
Personification
Hyperbole
Idiom
The water well was a dry as a bone.
Simile
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Idiom
Personification
Hyperbole
I'm as strong as an ox.
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Simile
Personification
The calm lake was a mirror.
Personification
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Hyperbole
The classroom was a zoo.
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Idiom
Simile
Isabella heard the last piece of pie calling her name.
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Simile
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The moon was playing hide and seek with the clouds.
Idiom
Hyperbole
Simile
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Break a leg.
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Idiom
Simile
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i'm so hungry I could eat a horse.
Personification
Simile
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She's as old as the hills.
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What is the definition of a Simile?
a figure of speech comparing two unlike things using like or as
a figure of speech that is used to make a comparison between two things that aren't alike but have something in common
an exaggeration used for emphasis or humor
when you give an object the abilities or qualities only a human can have
a word or phrase which means something totally different from the literal meaning
What is the definition of a Metaphor?
a word or phrase meaning something totally different from the literal meaning
a figure of speech that is used to make a comparison between two things that aren't alike but do have something in common
a figure of speech comparing two unlike things using like or as
an exaggeration used for emphasis or humor
when you give an object abilities or qualities only a human can have
What is the definition of a Hyperbole?
when you give an object the abilities and qualities only a human can have
an exaggeration used for emphasis or humor
a figure of speech comparing two unlike things using like or as
a figure of speech that is used to make a comparison between two things that aren't alike but do have something in common
word or phrase which means something totally different from the literal meaning
What is the definition of a Personification?
a figure of speech that is used to make a comparison between two things that aren't alike but have something in common
a figure of speech comparing two unlike things using like or as
word or phrase that means something totally different from the literal meaning
when you give an object the abilities or qualities only a human can have
an exaggeration used for emphasis or humor
What is the definition of a Idiom
an exaggeration used for emphasis or humor
a word or phrase which means something totally different from its literal meaning
a figure of speech used to make a comparison using like or as
a figure of speech used to make a comparison between two things that aren't alike but do have something in common
when you give an object abilities or qualities only a human can have
Pick a Simile
Happy as a lark
The snow is a white blanket
I'm so hungry I could eat a horse
Call it a day
Lighting danced across the sky
Pick a Metaphor
You were as brave as a lion
He is a shining star
I walked a million miles to get here
Cut her some some slack
The wind howled in the night
Pick a Hyperbole
This house is as clean as a whistle
Kisses are flowers of affection
I died of embarrassment
A blessing in disguise
The car complained as the key was roughly turned in its ignition
Pick a Idiom
Watching the show was like watching grass grow
Tom's eyes were ice as he stared at her
He's as skinny as a toothpick
Hang in there
My alarm clock yells at me every morning to get up out of bed
Pick a Personification
Your explanation is as clear as mud
The falling snowflakes are dancers
She can hear a pen drop from a mile away
Cutting corners
The door protested as it slowly opened
Fill in the blank:
As light _____ feather
as a
like a
for a
because a
Fill in the blank:
The clouds are balls ____ cotton
little
of
big
for
Fill in the blank:
His brain ___ the size of a pea
is
was
where
is like
Fill in the blank:
Get your ____ together
life
act
friends
thoughts
Fill in the blank:
The ivy wove its fingers _____ the fence
around
on
it
over
"As common as dirt" is an example of
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"Donations to the charity were a tsunami" is an example of
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idiom
personification
"My parents are gonna kill me when they find out" is an example of
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personification
"Give her the benefit of the doubt" is an example of
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idiom
personification
"My flowers were begging for water" is an example of
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