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 "I'm so hungry I could eat a horse" is a metaphor.
Rewrite: The sentence "I'm so hungry I could eat a horse" is hyperbole.
2. Fix the sentence:
The sentence "The river sang to us" is a simile because it compares two things.
Rewrite: The sentence "The river sang to us" is personification because it gives the river a human action.
3. Fix the sentence:
The sentence "He was as slow as a turtle" is personification.
Rewrite: The sentence "He was as slow as a turtle" is a simile.
Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1. When someone says "It's raining cats and dogs," they mean it is raining very hard.
2. Hyperbole is a big exaggeration used to make a point or be funny.
3. The night sky was as dark as coal. This sentence is a simile.
4. An idiom is a phrase whose meaning is different from the actual words.
Part C: True or False?
Read each statement. Circle True or False.
1. Hyperbole uses extreme exaggeration to make a point.
True False
2. The phrase "Break a leg" literally means to break your leg.
True False
3. The sentence "My backpack weighs a ton" is an example of hyperbole.
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 "I'm so hungry I could eat a horse" is a metaphor.
Rewrite: The sentence "I'm so hungry I could eat a horse" is hyperbole.
2) Fix the sentence:
The sentence "The river sang to us" is a simile because it compares two things.
Rewrite: The sentence "The river sang to us" is personification because it gives the river a human action.
3) Fix the sentence:
The sentence "He was as slow as a turtle" is personification.
Rewrite: The sentence "He was as slow as a turtle" is a simile.
★ Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1) When someone says "It's raining cats and dogs," they mean it is raining very hard.
2) Hyperbole is a big exaggeration used to make a point or be funny.
3) The night sky was as dark as coal. This sentence is a simile.
4) An idiom is a phrase whose meaning is different from the actual words.
★ Part C: True or False?
Read each statement. Circle True or False.
1) Hyperbole uses extreme exaggeration to make a point.
True
False
2) The phrase "Break a leg" literally means to break your leg.
True
False
3) The sentence "My backpack weighs a ton" is an example of hyperbole.
True
False
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