Personification Worksheet Worksheets - Free Printable

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🔹 What is Personification?

Personification is a figure of speech where non-human things are given human qualities or actions. For example, saying "The wind whispered" gives the wind a human ability to speak.

We need to fill in the blanks with words from the word bank that make the sentence sound like the object is acting like a person.

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🔹 Word Bank:

a. eating
b. growled
c. whistled
d. crawled
e. sleeps
f. calling
g. died
h. jumped
i. friend
j. singing

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Now let’s go through each sentence and choose the best word(s) from the list.

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1. The ocean waves ______ furiously.

- We want a verb that describes how waves move with emotion (like anger).
- “Growled” fits well — waves can *growl* like an angry animal.
✔ Answer: b. growled

> *"The ocean waves growled furiously."*

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2. The cookie ______ right into my hand.

- This suggests the cookie moved on its own.
- “Jumped” makes sense — it’s as if the cookie leaped into your hand.
✔ Answer: h. jumped

> *"The cookie jumped right into my hand."*

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3. That piece of pie is ______ my name.

- Something is being called out by name — so it must be calling.
✔ Answer: f. calling

> *"That piece of pie is calling my name."*

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4. My brakes ______ at me as I tried to come to a stop.

- Brakes aren’t supposed to react emotionally, but here they’re reacting like a person.
- “Growled” again? Or maybe “whistled”? But “growled” implies danger or resistance.
- Wait — “brakes squealing” is common, but we have “whistled” in the list.
- Actually, “growled” could fit for a deep, loud noise — but “whistled” might be better for high-pitched brake noise.
- However, “growled” feels more aggressive/personified.
- But let’s think: "My brakes growled at me" → sounds dramatic and personified.
✔ Answer: b. growled

> *"My brakes growled at me as I tried to come to a stop."*

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5. The birds were ______ a beautiful song.

- Birds sing songs. So, what do they do when singing?
- “Singing” is not in the list? Wait — look: j. singing is there!
✔ Answer: j. singing

> *"The birds were singing a beautiful song."*

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6. The traffic ______ to a snail's pace.

- Traffic moving slowly — like it's crawling.
- “Crawled” fits perfectly.
✔ Answer: d. crawled

> *"The traffic crawled to a snail's pace."*

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7. Time is my ______ as I don't need a job right away.

- Time is described as a friend — because it's helping you (you don’t need to rush).
✔ Answer: i. friend

> *"Time is my friend as I don't need a job right away."*

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8. My charge card is always ______ my money!

- A credit card taking money? It’s like it’s eating up your money.
- “Eating” is in the list (a).
✔ Answer: a. eating

> *"My charge card is always eating my money!"*

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9. This city never ______.

- Cities don’t sleep — but we say “the city never sleeps” — a famous expression.
- So, “sleeps” is the perfect personification.
✔ Answer: e. sleeps

> *"This city never sleeps."*

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10. The party ______ when the food was gone.

- When food is gone, the party loses energy — it ends.
- “Died” is a strong word — but it fits personification: the party *died*.
✔ Answer: g. died

> *"The party died when the food was gone."*

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✔ Final Answers:

| # | Sentence | Answer |
|---|--------|--------|
| 1 | The ocean waves ______ furiously. | b. growled |
| 2 | The cookie ______ right into my hand. | h. jumped |
| 3 | That piece of pie is ______ my name. | f. calling |
| 4 | My brakes ______ at me as I tried to come to a stop. | b. growled |
| 5 | The birds were ______ a beautiful song. | j. singing |
| 6 | The traffic ______ to a snail's pace. | d. crawled |
| 7 | Time is my ______ as I don't need a job right away. | i. friend |
| 8 | My charge card is always ______ my money! | a. eating |
| 9 | This city never ______. | e. sleeps |
| 10 | The party ______ when the food was gone. | g. died |

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🎯 Explanation Summary:

Each sentence uses personification by giving human-like actions or emotions to non-living things:
- Waves *growl*, cookies *jump*, pie *calls*, brakes *growl*, birds *sing*, traffic *crawls*, time is a *friend*, cards *eat*, cities *sleep*, parties *die*.

All answers use words from the provided list, and each one makes the sentence vivid and expressive.

✔ Score: 10/10 — All correct!

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