WorksheetsFigurative Language LA
Total questions: 60
Worksheet time: 2hrs 0mins
This house is as clean as a whistle.
My brother was boiling mad.
The assignment was a breeze.
She is as thin as a toothpick.
That girl is as tough as nails.
He was scared so much he was as white as a ghost.
Sylvia's new lotion made her face as smooth as baby skin.
Her diary was her best friend, guarding her secrets quietly.
Her diary was her best friend, guarding all of her secrets.
Sylvia's new lotion made her face as smooth as a baby's skin.
The crab was a dancing pair of scissors, clicking across the sand.
Determine the type of sentence.
It is raining cats and dogs outside.
metaphor
simile
idiom
Determine the type of sentence.
Mom is a real bear when she’s mad.
metaphor
simile
idiom
Determine the type of sentence.
My dad is as strong as an ox.
idiom
metaphor
simile
Determine the type of sentence.
Don’t just sit there like a bump on a log!
simile
metaphor
idiom
Determine the type of sentence.
This computer is a dinosaur.
Simile
metaphor
idiom
What does the underlined phrase mean in this sentence?
It was a secret until John spilled the beans. Now everyone knows.
To talk a lot
To reveal a secret
To pour the beans out of the bag
What is the meaning of the underlined expression in this sentence.
Steven sings like a nightingale.
Steven's singing is unpleasant.
Steven is a nightingale.
Steven sings beautifully.
What is the meaning of the underlined expression in this sentence.
I was caught up in the heat of the moment. I apologize for yelling at you after you tipped my apple cart.
Something that you plan happens
To say or do something without thinking because you are very angry or excited.
To be very hot
Which figurative language compares 2 unlike things using like or as?
metaphor
idiom
simile
Which is an example of a simile?
Your bedroom is a pigpen.
Kim is never nervous. She is always as cool as a cucumber.
Lily and Jasmine didn’t want to beat around the bush, so they just told us who broke the vase.
His heart was a block of ice.
pink and purple popsicles
The cup danced joyfully across the table.
heavy as a rock
She was humming a song.
Everyone knows that!
A funny exaggeration is called a/an
alliteration
hyperbole
simile
metaphor
When you give human-like qualities to something that is not human
alliteration
simile
personification
metaphor
The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words
alliteration
metaphor
hyperbole
idiom
A comparison using like or as
onomatopoeia
personification
simile
idiom
an expression that is not meant to be taken literally
idiom
allusion
alliteration
metaphor
Words that resemble the sound they describe
hyperbole
idiom
onomatopoeia
personification
a comparison of two things without using like or as
alliteration
metaphor
hyperbole
idiom
a figure of speech that refers to a person, place, thing, or event
alliteration
allusion
red herring
personification
The fly buzzed past us
alliteration
onomatopoeia
simile
personification
The rain falls like the sun, rising upon the mountains
simile
idiom
hyperbole
metaphor
He clattered and clanged as he washed the dishes
red-herring
alliteration
idiom
personification
The sunflowers nodded their yellow heads
metaphor
simile
personification
onomatopoeia
Charming children chat in the corner
idiom
hyperbole
personification
alliteration
We had to wait forever!
simile
personification
hyperbole
metaphor
The eagle engulf the eel from the sea.
Alliteration
Assonance
During the final exam, Darenne was feeling under the weather.
excited
joyful
confused
sick
She forgot to visit the powder room before going to the shop.
toilet
kitchen
classroom
bedroom
What is the RHYME SCHEME of this poem?
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Roses are red,
We have the FLU.
I can't smell anything
And neither can YOU
A, C, A, B
A, B, C, B
A, B, C, C
A, B, A, B
