“Figurative Language” Practice #1 (Name: ______)
Using each term below only ONE time, write it on the line after the example it best matches:
Alliteration Hyperbole Simile Metaphor Oxymoron Imagery Personification Onomatopoeia
1. The train’s horn choo-chooed as the conductor sounded it. ______
2. Mr. Sturm makes his softball players run millions of sprints. ______
3. Dogs definitely do dorky things sometimes. ______
4. Mr. Moffatt’s experience with his dog Cooper’s solar light was a good creepy. ______
5. Mrs. Moffatt is as sharp as a tack when it comes to math. ______
6. Mr. Kimberling is a king when it comes to wood instruction. ______
7. The wind whispered gently to the trees. ______
8. A tiny, short-haired dog barked at the large, brown UPS truck in the driveway. ______
Using each term below only ONE time, write the letter of the correct definition on the line in front of the term it matches:
_____ 9. AlliterationA. giving human traits to a non-human
_____ 10. HyperboleB. comparison of two people/things using “like” or “as”
_____ 11. ImageryC. using one or more of five senses to describe something
_____ 12. MetaphorD. majority of words in a sentence begin with same sound
_____ 13. OnomatopoeiaE. comparison of two people/things NOT using “like” or “as”
_____ 14. OxymoronF. extreme exaggeration
_____ 15. PersonificationG. opposites in a sentence
_____ 16. SimileH. the sound an object makes is used in a sentence
“Figurative Language” Practice #1 (Name: ______)
Using each term below only ONE time, write it on the line after the example it best matches:
Alliteration Hyperbole Simile Metaphor Oxymoron Imagery Personification Onomatopoeia
1. The train’s horn choo-chooed as the conductor sounded it. ______
2. Mr. Sturm makes his softball players run millions of sprints. ______
3. Dogs definitely do dorky things sometimes. ______
4. Mr. Moffatt’s experience with his dog Cooper’s solar light was a good creepy. ______
5. Mrs. Moffatt is as sharp as a tack when it comes to math. ______
6. Mr. Kimberling is a king when it comes to wood instruction. ______
7. The wind whispered gently to the trees. ______
8. A tiny, short-haired dog barked at the large, brown UPS truck in the driveway. ______
Using each term below only ONE time, write the letter of the correct definition on the line in front of the term it matches:
_____ 9. AlliterationA. giving human traits to a non-human
_____ 10. HyperboleB. comparison of two people/things using “like” or “as”
_____ 11. ImageryC. using one or more of five senses to describe something
_____ 12. MetaphorD. majority of words in a sentence begin with same sound
_____ 13. OnomatopoeiaE. comparison of two people/things NOT using “like” or “as”
_____ 14. OxymoronF. extreme exaggeration
_____ 15. PersonificationG. opposites in a sentence
_____ 16. SimileH. the sound an object makes is used in a sentence