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Figurative Language

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The dragon was as big as a house.

a)

Simile

b)

Alliteration

c)

Personification

d)

Hyperbole

2.

Get off her high horse

a)

Metaphor

b)

Hyperbole

c)

Alliteration

d)

Idiom

3.

Ms. Morris makes marvelous muffins

a)

Hyperbole

b)

Alliteration

c)

Personification

d)

Idiom

4.

I'm sorry I was late for school, but it wasn't my fault. First, my alarm didn't go off in time and then it took my mom about a million years to make my breakfast. Then, I spilled syrup on my shirt and had to change it. Then, I couldn't I find my homework.

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

idiom

d)

hyperbole

5.

Keith is a shining star

a)

Metaphor

b)

idiom

c)

personification

d)

simile

6.

Dying of Laughter

a)

personification

b)

metaphor

c)

hyperbole

d)

idiom

7.

The trees danced in the window.

a)

Personification

b)

idiom

c)

alliteration

d)

hyperbole

8.

Break a leg

a)

Metaphor

b)

alliteration

c)

hyperbole

d)

idiom

9.

Time is money

a)

hyperbole

b)

idiom

c)

metaphor

d)

alliteration

10.

Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers

a)

idiom

b)

alliteration

c)

hyperbole

d)

metaphor

11.

Busy as a bee

a)

simile

b)

alliteration

c)

metaphor

d)

idiom

12.

The sun happily greeted everyone "good morning."

a)

metaphor

b)

idiom

c)

personification

d)

alliteration

13.

I can eat a horse

a)

simile

b)

hyperbole

c)

alliteration

d)

idiom

14.

Sally sells sea shells by the sea shore

a)

idiom

b)

metaphor

c)

personification

d)

alliteration

15.

Life is A dream is a ...

(a)  

16.

The grey clouds cried drops of rain.

a)

metaphor

b)

simile

c)

idiom

d)

personification

17.

Pyro's eyes were as green as a spring meadow.

a)

idiom

b)

metaphor

c)

smile

d)

smilie

18.

Hit the hay. What is this figurative language.

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