Let's solve this
Personification worksheet step by step.
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🔹 What is Personification?
Personification is a figure of speech where human qualities, emotions, or actions are given to non-human things (like animals, objects, or nature).
For example:
✘ "The wind howled" → This gives the wind a human-like ability to *howl*.
✔ That’s personification.
We need to check which sentences give
human traits to
non-human things.
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Now, let’s go through each sentence:
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1.
The grumpy snail went silently on his way.
✔ Yes – "Grumpy" is a human emotion. The snail is given a human feeling.
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Check
2.
Tina pulled on the stuck window, but it didn’t move.
✘ No – The window isn't given any human trait. It just doesn’t move.
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No check
3.
The red mittens hugged her hands.
✔ Yes – "Hugged" is a human action. Mittens (objects) are given the ability to hug.
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Check
4.
The insistent phone buzzed again and again.
✔ Yes – "Insistent" is a human quality (persistent, demanding). The phone is acting like a person who won’t stop.
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Check
5.
From its place on the shelf, the teddy bear gazed longingly down into the room where he and the boy used to play. But the boy was gone.
✔ Yes – "Gazed longingly" gives the teddy bear human emotions and sight. It's sad and remembering.
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Check
6.
The lamp refused to share its light.
✔ Yes – "Refused" is a human action (making a choice). The lamp is portrayed as having will and intention.
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Check
7.
Roger soon became annoyed with the damaged engine.
✘ No – Roger is a person, so being annoyed is normal. The engine is not given human traits here.
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No check
8.
The pencil slipped off the desk and hid on the floor in the shadows.
✔ Yes – "Hid" is a human-like action. The pencil is portrayed as trying to hide, which is not natural for an object.
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Check
9.
The old coffee mug lived for the feel of the woman’s hand around its middle every morning.
✔ Yes – "Lived for" implies desire and emotion. The mug is given human-like longing and feelings.
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Check
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✔ Final Answers (with checkmarks):
1.
✓
2.
3.
✓
4.
✓
5.
✓
6.
✓
7.
8.
✓
9.
✓
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📝 Summary:
- Sentences that use
personification: 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9
- Sentences that do
not: 2, 7
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Total checked: 7 out of 9
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Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of personification worksheet 6th grade.
