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Figurative Language

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The boy was as brave as a lion in the jungle.

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Idiom

d)

Personification

2.

The mother told her son a million times to wash the dishes.

a)

Metaphor

b)

Idiom

c)

Personification

d)

Hyperbole

3.

The radio stared at me as I drove to school.

a)

Simile

b)

Personification

c)

Hyperbole

d)

Idiom

4.

The bees buzzed as they flew around the garden.

a)

Onomatopoeia

b)

Metaphor

c)

Personification

d)

Simile

5.

Her voice was music to my ears.

a)

Simile

b)

Idiom

c)

Personification

d)

Metaphor

6.

You snore like a freight train.

a)

Hyperbole

b)

Metaphor

c)

Simile

d)

Personification

7.

Cool as a cucumber

a)

Personification

b)

Idiom

c)

Metaphor

d)

Onomatopoeia

8.

The new boss is as tall as a giraffe.

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Personification

d)

Hyperbole

9.

I ate so much on Thanksgiving, I weigh more than a whale.

a)

Metaphor

b)

Hyperbole

c)

Idiom

d)

Personification

10.

No pain, no gain.

a)

Idiom

b)

Hyperbole

c)

Onomatopoeia

d)

Metaphor

11.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

a)

Metaphor

b)

Hyperbole

c)

Idiom

d)

Simile

12.

The cat meowed for more food.

a)

Idiom

b)

Personification

c)

Onomatopoeia

d)

Simile

13.

My plants are begging for water.

a)

Idiom

b)

Onomatopoeia

c)

Hyperbole

d)

Personification

14.

My brother is a pig.

a)

Simile

b)

Personification

c)

Idiom

d)

Metaphor

15.

The new neighbor is as curious as a cat.

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Idiom

d)

Personification

16.

Lightning danced across the sky.

a)

Simile

b)

Personification

c)

Onomatopoeia

d)

Idiom

17.

It's raining cats and dogs.

a)

Idiom

b)

Metaphor

c)

Simile

d)

Hyperbole

18.

The dog growled and barked at the mailman.

a)

Onomatopoeia

b)

Personification

c)

Metaphor

d)

Idiom

19.

The dish ran away with the spoon.

a)

Hyperbole

b)

Personification

c)

Idiom

d)

Metaphor

20.

He has a heart of stone.

a)

Metaphor

b)

Simile

c)

Idiom

d)

Personification