Hyperbole Worksheets Sample | PDF - Free Printable

Let’s work through this step by step.

We are given 10 sentence starters (numbered 1–10) and 10 endings (lettered a–j). Our job is to match each starter with the correct ending to form a funny, exaggerated sentence — that’s what hyperbole means: exaggeration for effect.

Let’s go one by one:

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1. I am so hungry...
→ What’s an exaggerated way to say you’re very hungry?
“...I could eat a horse.” → That’s option c

✔ Match: 1 – c

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2. If you tell mom I broke her vase...
→ This is a threat or warning. What’s an exaggerated threat?
“...I will kill you!” → That’s option d

✔ Match: 2 – d

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3. When I fell in front of the class...
→ Falling in front of people is embarrassing. How to exaggerate that feeling?
“...I wanted to die of embarrassment.” → That’s option b

✔ Match: 3 – b

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4. He likes to talk. His speeches are...
→ If someone talks too much, their speeches feel long.
“...never ending.” → That’s option a

✔ Match: 4 – a

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5. I haven’t seen you...
→ Not seeing someone for a long time — exaggerate it!
“...in ages.” → That’s option h

✔ Match: 5 – h

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6. That suitcase weighted...
→ Wait — “weighted” should be “weighed”, but we’ll ignore the typo.
Heavy suitcase? Exaggerate the weight.
Actually, none of the options directly say “a ton” — wait, let’s check again.

Wait — look at option i: “...a tone!” — that’s probably a typo for “a ton!” (meaning very heavy).
Yes! “That suitcase weighed a ton!” is a common hyperbole.

✔ Match: 6 – i

*(Note: “tone” is likely a misspelling of “ton” — common in worksheets.)*

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7. Your brain is the size...
→ Insulting someone’s intelligence by saying their brain is tiny.
“...of a pea!” → That’s option j

✔ Match: 7 – j

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8. These shoes were so expensive...
→ Expensive things cost a lot — exaggerate the cost.
“...they cost me an arm and a leg.” → That’s option e

✔ Match: 8 – e

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9. He was so funny...
→ So funny you can’t stop laughing.
“...I was dying of laughter.” → That’s option f

✔ Match: 9 – f

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10. I nearly drowned...
→ Drowning is serious — but here it’s probably used humorously or dramatically.
“...in her tears.” → That’s option g — meaning she cried so much, it felt like drowning.

✔ Match: 10 – g

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Now let’s list all matches clearly:

1 – c
2 – d
3 – b
4 – a
5 – h
6 – i
7 – j
8 – e
9 – f
10 – g

Double-check: All letters used? a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h, i, j — yes.
All numbers matched? 1 to 10 — yes.

Perfect!

Final Answer:
1-c, 2-d, 3-b, 4-a, 5-h, 6-i, 7-j, 8-e, 9-f, 10-g