Answer these by putting everything on notebook paper. THIS IS FOR A GRADE.
1.
Write 2 sentences using similes.
2.
Write 2 sentences using metaphors
3.
Write 2 sentences using personification.
4.
Write sentences using the following vocabulary words:
a. precariously
b. imminent
c. surveyed
d. careen
e. exotic
f. destruction
Complete the following:
Figurative Language
Indicate whether the sentences below contain a metaphor, a simile, or
personification.
5.
The puppy is as light as a feather.
A.
B.
C.
6.
Simile
Metaphor
Personification
The house was so inviting; it hugged me with a blanket of warmth when I
went in.
A.
B.
C.
Simile
Metaphor
Personification
7.
She is as skinny as a pencil.
A.
B.
C.
8.
Simile
Metaphor
Personification
Our dog thinks he tells great jokes. Believe me, he doesn’t.
A.
B.
C.
9.
Simile
Metaphor
Personification
He is as old as a dinosaur.
A.
B.
C.
10.
Simile
Metaphor
Personification
The car is a rocket. It is so fast!
A.
B.
C.
11.
Simile
Metaphor
Personification
Her sunburn is terrible; she is a tomato.
A.
B.
C.
Simile
Metaphor
Personification
Vocabulary
Choose the correct vocabulary word to complete each sentence.
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
12.
rank
billow
grindstone
drift
amid
The wind made the sail on the sailboat _________________________.
13.
The milk was rotten and smelled ___________________________.
14.
There was one white puppy _________________________ 15 black ones.
15.
She let her balloon go and watched it ______________________ away in the sky.
16.
He used the ___________________ to sharpen his knife.