Volcanoes - Unit 3 - Figurative Language Worksheet | English Year 5 - Free Printable

To solve the problem, we need to match each sentence on the right with the correct type of figurative language on the left. Let's analyze each sentence and identify the appropriate figurative language technique.

Figurative Language Types:

1. Simile: A comparison using "like" or "as."
2. Metaphor: A direct comparison without "like" or "as."
3. Personification: Giving human characteristics to non-human things.
4. Alliteration: Repetition of the same initial consonant sound in a series of words.
5. Onomatopoeia: Words that imitate sounds.
6. Hyperbole: An exaggerated statement for emphasis or effect.
7. Idiom: A phrase with a meaning different from its literal meaning.
8. Oxymoron: A combination of contradictory terms.

Sentences Analysis:

1. BANG! BOOM! SIZZLE!
- This uses words that imitate sounds.
- Figurative Language: Onomatopoeia

2. The mountain was a ferocious beast.
- This directly compares the mountain to a beast without using "like" or "as."
- Figurative Language: Metaphor

3. Racing at a thousands miles an hour.
- This exaggerates the speed for emphasis.
- Figurative Language: Hyperbole

4. The sky lit up like a thousands candles.
- This compares the sky to candles using "like."
- Figurative Language: Simile

5. Dancing through the night sky, the sparks were everywhere.
- This gives human characteristics (dancing) to sparks.
- Figurative Language: Personification

6. The deafening silence engulfed the city.
- This combines contradictory terms: "deafening" (loud) and "silence" (quiet).
- Figurative Language: Oxymoron

7. Please! Call it a day.
- This is a phrase with a meaning different from its literal meaning.
- Figurative Language: Idiom

8. The mountain’s molten moved and melted.
- This repeats the initial consonant sound "m" in "molten," "moved," and "melted."
- Figurative Language: Alliteration

Final Matches:

- Simile: The sky lit up like a thousands candles.
- Metaphor: The mountain was a ferocious beast.
- Personification: Dancing through the night sky, the sparks were everywhere.
- Alliteration: The mountain’s molten moved and melted.
- Onomatopoeia: BANG! BOOM! SIZZLE!
- Hyperbole: Racing at a thousands miles an hour.
- Idiom: Please! Call it a day.
- Oxymoron: The deafening silence engulfed the city.

Solution:

| Figurative Language | Sentence |
|---------------------|----------|
| Simile | The sky lit up like a thousands candles. |
| Metaphor | The mountain was a ferocious beast. |
| Personification | Dancing through the night sky, the sparks were everywhere. |
| Alliteration | The mountain’s molten moved and melted. |
| Onomatopoeia | BANG! BOOM! SIZZLE! |
| Hyperbole | Racing at a thousands miles an hour. |
| Idiom | Please! Call it a day. |
| Oxymoron | The deafening silence engulfed the city. |

This completes the matching exercise. Each sentence has been correctly paired with its corresponding figurative language type.