Personification worksheet for students to complete sentences by choosing appropriate human actions for inanimate objects.

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 or actions are given to non-human things (like objects, animals, or natural forces). For example:
> "The wind *whispered* through the trees."
Here, "whispered" is a human action given to the wind.

We need to choose the best word from the list to complete each sentence so that it uses personification.

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🔹 Word Bank:

- insulted
- danced
- works
- cried
- running
- sprang
- wailing
- kissed
- yelled
- trampled

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Now let’s go through each sentence and pick the most appropriate word:

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1. My alarm _________ at me this morning.
→ An alarm clock can "yell" or "cry" loudly. But "yelled" fits better as an alarm *shouting*.
✔ yelled

2. My computer _________ very hard.
→ Computers don’t feel effort, but we say they "work" hard. This is common personification.
✔ works

3. The storm _________ the town.
→ A storm can be violent — like a person destroying something. "Trampled" suggests forceful stepping.
✔ trampled

4. The sign on the door _________ my intelligence.
→ A sign could say something rude. "Insulted" makes sense — like it's judging you.
✔ insulted

5. The mail is _________ slow this week.
→ The mail (a service) is described as moving slowly. "Running" is a good fit — “running slow” is a personified way to describe it.
✔ running

6. His heart _________ when she walked in the room.
→ Hearts don't literally dance, but we say they do when excited. "Danced" is poetic and personifies emotion.
✔ danced

7. The wind is _________ outside.
→ Wind can make sounds like crying or wailing. "Wailing" gives it a mournful human voice.
✔ wailing

8. The sun _________ my cheeks.
→ Sun can "kiss" skin — a soft, warm touch. Common personification.
✔ kissed

9. When she stepped on the Lego, her foot _________.
→ Stepping on a Lego hurts — the foot might "cry out" or "yell". "Cried" fits well here.
✔ cried

10. The burnt toast _________ out of the toaster.
→ Toast popping up suddenly — "sprang" suggests sudden movement, like a person jumping.
✔ sprang

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✔ Final Answers:

1. My alarm yelled at me this morning.
2. My computer works very hard.
3. The storm trampled the town.
4. The sign on the door insulted my intelligence.
5. The mail is running slow this week.
6. His heart danced when she walked in the room.
7. The wind is wailing outside.
8. The sun kissed my cheeks.
9. When she stepped on the Lego, her foot cried.
10. The burnt toast sprang out of the toaster.

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🎯 Explanation Summary:

Each sentence uses a verb that gives human-like emotions or actions to non-human things:
- Alarm yells → like a person shouting
- Computer works → like a person laboring
- Storm tramples → like a giant stomping
- Sign insults → like a person being rude
- Mail runs → like a person moving slowly
- Heart dances → like a joyful person
- Wind wails → like a person crying
- Sun kisses → like a gentle touch
- Foot cries → like a person in pain
- Toast sprangs → like a person jumping

All these examples use personification effectively!

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