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Figurative Language

Total questions: 8

Worksheet time: 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a word that sounds like the sound it names?

a)

Alliteration

b)

Hyperbole

c)

Idiom

d)

Onomatopoeia

2.

What is an extreme exaggeration?

a)

Alliteration

b)

Hyperbole

c)

Idiom

d)

Personification

3.

What occurs when an object is given human qualities?

a)

Alliteration

b)

Hyperbole

c)

Idiom

d)

Personification

4.

What occurs when there are repeating sounds at the beginning of words in a sentence?

a)

Alliteration

b)

Hyperbole

c)

Idiom

d)

Onomatopoeia

5.

What type of figurative language is this an example of: "The bacon sizzled in the pan."

a)

Alliteration

b)

Hyperbole

c)

Idiom

d)

Onomatopoeia

6.

What type of figurative language is this an example of: "Lexi likes lots of licorice."

a)

Alliteration

b)

Hyperbole

c)

Idiom

d)

Onomatopoeia

7.

What type of figurative language is this an example of: "The thirsty tomato plant gulped up the rainwater."

a)

Alliteration

b)

Hyperbole

c)

Idiom

d)

Personification

8.

What type of figurative language is this an example of: "She has a million pencils in her desk!"

a)

Alliteration

b)

Hyperbole

c)

Idiom

d)

Onomatopoeia