Figurative language worksheet for educational use, featuring matching and short answer questions.

Let’s solve this step by step.

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Part I: Match

We need to match each type of figurative language with the correct phrase (A–G).

1) alliteration – This is when words start with the same sound, especially consonants.
→ Look for repeated starting sounds.
Option C: “pink and purple popsicles” — all start with “p”. That’s alliteration.
✔ 1 → C

2) simile – A comparison using “like” or “as”.
Option E: “heavy as a rock” — uses “as”, so it’s a simile.
✔ 2 → E

3) metaphor – A direct comparison without “like” or “as”.
Option A: “His heart was a block of ice.” — says his heart *was* ice, not “like” ice. That’s metaphor.
✔ 3 → A

4) onomatopoeia – Words that imitate sounds.
Option D: “The cup danced joyfully across the table.” — Wait, no sound word here. Let’s check others.
Actually, none of these seem to be onomatopoeia? Hmm… maybe we missed something.
Wait — let’s look again. None of the phrases have words like “buzz”, “crash”, etc. But perhaps D is personification? We’ll come back.

Hold on — let’s do the easier ones first.

5) oxymoron – Two opposite words together.
Option B: “open secret” — open and secret are opposites. Yes!
✔ 5 → B

6) hyperbole – Extreme exaggeration.
Option G: “Everyone knows that!” — probably not everyone, but said for effect. That’s hyperbole.
✔ 6 → G

7) personification – Giving human traits to non-human things.
Option D: “The cup danced joyfully across the table.” — cups can’t dance or feel joy. That’s personification.
✔ 7 → D

Now go back to #4: onomatopoeia — which one is left? Only F is left: “She was humming a song.”
Humming is a sound — and “humming” is an onomatopoeic word because it mimics the sound itself.
✔ 4 → F

So Part I answers:
1) C
2) E
3) A
4) F
5) B
6) G
7) D

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Part II: Answer each question

1) “Carby is as cute as a kitten” — what two types of figurative language?

- It uses “as...as” → that’s a simile.
- Also, comparing Carby to a kitten — kittens are often seen as very cute, so this is also hyperbole if it’s exaggerated (but actually, it might just be a simile). Wait — is there another?

Actually, sometimes people say this is only a simile. But the question asks for TWO types.

Wait — could it be simile and personification? No, kittens aren’t being given human traits.

Hmm — maybe it’s simile and hyperbole, if “cute as a kitten” is meant to exaggerate how cute Carby is.

But technically, “cute as a kitten” is a common simile — not necessarily hyperbole unless it’s over-the-top.

Alternatively — maybe they consider “kitten” as representing innocence or cuteness in a symbolic way? Not really.

Wait — let’s think differently. Maybe the second type is imagery? But imagery isn’t listed in Part I.

Looking back at Part I types: alliteration, simile, metaphor, onomatopoeia, oxymoron, hyperbole, personification.

In this sentence: “Carby is as cute as a kitten”

- Clearly a simile (uses “as...as”)
- Is it also hyperbole? If Carby is a person or pet and saying they’re “as cute as a kitten” is exaggerating their cuteness — yes, that could be hyperbole.

Many teachers accept that similes can also be hyperbolic if they exaggerate.

So likely:
A) Simile
B) Hyperbole

2) “‘Ribbit!’ the frog said to the snake. ‘You must let me pass!’”

What two types?

- “Ribbit!” — that’s the sound a frog makes → onomatopoeia
- The frog is talking to the snake — frogs don’t talk → giving human ability to speak → personification

So:
A) Onomatopoeia
B) Personification

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Final Answers:

Part I:
1) C
2) E
3) A
4) F
5) B
6) G
7) D

Part II:
1) A) Simile
B) Hyperbole
2) A) Onomatopoeia
B) Personification

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Final Answer:
Part I:
1) C
2) E
3) A
4) F
5) B
6) G
7) D

Part II:
1) A) Simile
B) Hyperbole
2) A) Onomatopoeia
B) Personification