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Figurative Language

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A comparison of two objects, people or things using the words "like" or "as".

Example: She shines like the sun.

a)

Metaphor

b)

Hyperbole

c)

Simile

d)

Adage

2.

Sounds words

Example: BOOM, SNAP, CRUNCH

a)

Idiom

b)

Onomatopoeia

c)

Adage

d)

Repetition

3.

A traditional saying that often includes a common observation or truth.

Example: The early bird gets the worm.

a)

Adage

b)

Alliteration

c)

Personification

d)

Metaphor

4.

A direct comparison of two objects, people, or things without using "like" or "as".

Example: The tower is a mountain.

a)

Onomatopoeia

b)

Proverb

c)

Hyperbole

d)

Metaphor

5.

Using the same word, phrase, or sentence multiple times.

Example: Goodnight moon, Goodnight stars, Goodnight mom, Goodnight dad

a)

Metaphor

b)

Alliteration

c)

Repetition

d)

Idiom

6.

A popular saying that contains advice.

Example: "An apple a day keeps the doctor away."

a)

Proverb

b)

Alliteration

c)

Personification

d)

Simile

7.

Repetition of the first sound or sounds in a group of words.

Example: Sally sells seashells by the seashore.

a)

Alliteration

b)

Simile

c)

Adage

d)

Hyperbole

8.

An over-exaggeration

Example: I'm so hungry, I could eat a horse.

a)

Proverb

b)

Hyperbole

c)

Personification

d)

Metaphor

9.

Giving human characteristics or abilities to non-human objects or things.

Example. The wind whistled.

a)

Idiom

b)

Repetition

c)

Personification

d)

Proverb

10.

An expression that doesn't exactly mean what the words say.

Example: She spilled the beans.

a)

Proverb

b)

Simile

c)

Hyperbole

d)

Idiom