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 "The blanket of snow covered the yard" is a simile.
Rewrite: The sentence "The blanket of snow covered the yard" is a metaphor.
2. Fix the sentence:
The sentence "I have told you a million times" is personification.
Rewrite: The sentence "I have told you a million times" is hyperbole.
3. Fix the sentence:
The sentence "The old house groaned in the wind" is a metaphor.
Rewrite: The sentence "The old house groaned in the wind" is personification.
Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1. The saying "Let the cat out of the bag" is an idiom that means to reveal a secret.
2. Her hair was as golden as honey. This sentence is a simile.
3. Saying you waited "forever" in line is an example of hyperbole.
4. "The city was a beehive of activity" is a metaphor comparing the city to a busy insect home.
Part C: True or False?
Read each statement. Circle True or False.
1. An idiom means exactly what the words say.
True False
2. The sentence "She cried a river of tears" is an example of hyperbole.
True False
3. A metaphor always uses the word like or as.
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 "The blanket of snow covered the yard" is a simile.
Rewrite: The sentence "The blanket of snow covered the yard" is a metaphor.
2) Fix the sentence:
The sentence "I have told you a million times" is personification.
Rewrite: The sentence "I have told you a million times" is hyperbole.
3) Fix the sentence:
The sentence "The old house groaned in the wind" is a metaphor.
Rewrite: The sentence "The old house groaned in the wind" is personification.
★ Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1) The saying "Let the cat out of the bag" is an idiom that means to reveal a secret.
2) Her hair was as golden as honey. This sentence is a simile.
3) Saying you waited "forever" in line is an example of hyperbole.
4) "The city was a beehive of activity" is a metaphor comparing the city to a busy insect home.
★ Part C: True or False?
Read each statement. Circle True or False.
1) An idiom means exactly what the words say.
True
False
2) The sentence "She cried a river of tears" is an example of hyperbole.
True
False
3) A metaphor always uses the word like or as.
True
False
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