Style:
Figurative Language
Part A: Fix the Sentence
Each sentence has an error. Rewrite it correctly on the line.
1. Fix the sentence:
The sentence "Her smile is like sunshine" is a metaphor.
Rewrite: The sentence "Her smile is like sunshine" is a simile.
2. Fix the sentence:
The sentence "The wind whispered through the trees" is a simile.
Rewrite: The sentence "The wind whispered through the trees" is personification.
3. Fix the sentence:
The sentence "He is a rock" uses the word like, so it is a simile.
Rewrite: The sentence "He is a rock" does not use like or as, so it is a metaphor.
Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1. She ran as fast as a cheetah. This sentence is a simile.
2. A simile compares two things using the words like or as.
3. When we say the stars danced in the sky, we give stars a human action.
4. A metaphor says something is something else without using like or as.
Part C: True or False?
Read each statement. Circle True or False.
1. A simile uses the words like or as to compare two things.
True False
2. Personification gives human qualities to animals or objects.
True False
3. The sentence "The boy is like a fish in water" is a metaphor.
True False
Figurative Language
★ Part A: Fix the Sentence
Each sentence has an error. Rewrite it correctly on the line.
1) Fix the sentence:
The sentence "Her smile is like sunshine" is a metaphor.
Rewrite: The sentence "Her smile is like sunshine" is a simile.
2) Fix the sentence:
The sentence "The wind whispered through the trees" is a simile.
Rewrite: The sentence "The wind whispered through the trees" is personification.
3) Fix the sentence:
The sentence "He is a rock" uses the word like, so it is a simile.
Rewrite: The sentence "He is a rock" does not use like or as, so it is a metaphor.
★ Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1) She ran as fast as a cheetah. This sentence is a simile.
2) A simile compares two things using the words like or as.
3) When we say the stars danced in the sky, we give stars a human action.
4) A metaphor says something is something else without using like or as.
★ Part C: True or False?
Read each statement. Circle True or False.
1) A simile uses the words like or as to compare two things.
True
False
2) Personification gives human qualities to animals or objects.
True
False
3) The sentence "The boy is like a fish in water" is a metaphor.
True
False
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