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WorksheetsFigurative Language
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
What two words are being compared in the simile below?
Marcus ran like a large cheetah.
Marcus to running
ran to large
Marcus to a cheetah
What does the metaphor mean in the sentence below?
Dad is a bear every morning.
Dad is grumpy.
Dad is like an angry animal.
Dad doesn't like sunshine.
What is the meaning of the idiom below?
Mr. Smith is feeling under the weather, so he stayed in bed and took some medicine.
Mr. Smith is cold.
Mr. Smith is underground.
Mr. Smith is ill.
What is the meaning of the hyperbole below?
Stacia's smile was a mile wide after she won the spelling bee.
She is happy.
She has a big mouth.
She has a large smile on her face.
What is the meaning of the personification in the sentence below?
The cold snowflakes kissed her cheeks.
The snow was heavy and falling hard.
The snow was falling lightly on her face.
The snowflakes were kissing people all around.
Which word is an onomatopoeia in the sentence below?
The glass crashed onto the floor.
crashed
glass
floor
Which sentence below uses alliteration?
I wonder if Dana is sleeping.
Paul planted petunias in the garden.
Cheese is one of my favorite things to eat.
Choose the best word to complete the simile below.
The boy's voice was as loud as ____________________.
a mouse
coal
thunder
What does the metaphor mean in the sentence below?
Mandy is a night owl.
Mandy makes weird noises.
Mandy stays up late.
Mandy has a night light.
What does the idiom mean in the sentence below?
I was on pins and needles waiting for the nurse to give me a shot.
scared
horrible
excited
What is the hyperbole in the sentence below?
The movie was so sad that I cried a million tears.
the movie was sad
a million tears
I cried
What does the personification mean in the sentence below?
The angry wind robbed the poor tree of its last few leaves.
Two angry robbers shook off leaves during a storm.
An angry tree shook off its leaves during a windy day.
Strong wind blew leaves off of a tree.
Choose the best word to complete the onomatopoeia below.
The bacon ____________ in the pan.
oinked
sizzled
fried
Choose the sentence that contains alliteration below.
Johnny was as mad as a hornet.
Mom whispered like a breeze in my ear.
The tiny ducks took a dip during the day.
What two words are being compared in the simile below?
The library was as quiet as a graveyard.
library to quiet
library to a graveyard
quiet to a graveyard
