Figurative Language

1. SNAP! BOOM! Words that sound like what they mean are ____.

A) Onomatopeia
B) Homographs
C) Idioms
D) Similies

2. The new house is a mansion. This is a _________.

A) Metaphor
B) Hyperbole
C) Homophone
D) Imagery

3. A simile is a comparison using ____ or ____

A) like/as
B) loud/quiet
C) but/yet
D) love/like

4. Which sentence shows alliteration?

A) Mark is happy to move to Delaware.
B) Polly packs her purse for the trip to Pennsylvania
C) I hope Ty can fry his eggs in time.
D) The flowers danced in the wind.

5. My stomach growled during class. This is an example of ______.

A) Imagery
B) Alliteration
C) Personification
D) Hyperboles

6. Which of the following sentences is a hyperbole?

A) The baby is as cute as a puppy.
B) Splash! Boom! Crack!
C) I'm so hot I'm going to melt away.
D) I read a book today, but I will read 10 more pages Tuesday.

7. Imagery is when words make a ______ in your head.

A) answer
B) thought
C) picture
D) question

8. Two/To/Too and Blue/Blew and Hay/Hey are all _____

A) Hyperboles
B) Idioms
C) Homographs
D) Homophones

9. Which of the following sentence is an Idiom?

A) Maddy lives near me and we watch live T.V.
B) I am as tall as a tree.
C) The sparkling candle was glowing in the small bedroom.
D) It is raining cats and dogs outside!

10. The ball will sink in the kitchen sink. This is an example of a ______.

A) Metaphor
B) Homograph
C) Onomatopoeia
D) Homonym

11. We need to present the project to our class in the present tense. This is an example of a _____.

A) Simile
B) Homophone
C) Imagery
D) Homograph

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