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Figurative Language Worksheet Grade 7

This worksheet is designed for Grade 7 students to practice four types of figurative language: similes, metaphors, personification, and alliteration. It includes definitions, examples, and exercises for each type, along with an answer key for self-assessment. Students will underline, identify, and circle examples of each figurative language in provided sentences.

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Figurative Language Worksheet Grade 7

This worksheet is designed for Grade 7 students to practice four types of figurative language: similes, metaphors, personification, and alliteration. It includes definitions, examples, and exercises for each type, along with an answer key for self-assessment. Students will underline, identify, and circle examples of each figurative language in provided sentences.

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Figurative Language Worksheet - Grade

7
This worksheet focuses on four types of figurative language: similes, metaphors,
personification, and alliteration.

1. Similes
Definition: A simile compares two different things using the words *like* or *as*.

Examples:
- She is as brave as a lion.
- His smile was like sunshine.

A. Underline the simile in each sentence:

1. 1. The baby was as quiet as a mouse.


2. 2. He ran like the wind.
3. 3. Her eyes sparkled like stars.
4. 4. The cake was as hard as a rock.
5. 5. She danced like a leaf in the wind.

2. Metaphors
Definition: A metaphor directly compares two things without using *like* or *as*.

Examples:
- Time is a thief.
- He has a heart of stone.

A. Underline the metaphor in each sentence:

6. 1. The classroom was a zoo.


7. 2. Her voice is music to my ears.
8. 3. The world is a stage.
9. 4. His words were a knife to my heart.
10. 5. The snow is a white blanket.

3. Personification
Definition: Personification gives human qualities to animals or objects.
Examples:
- The wind whispered through the trees.
- The sun smiled down on us.

A. Identify the personified object in each sentence:

11. 1. The stars danced in the sky.


12. 2. The old car groaned as it climbed the hill.
13. 3. The fire swallowed the entire forest.
14. 4. The moon played hide and seek with the clouds.
15. 5. The flowers begged for water.

4. Alliteration
Definition: Alliteration is the repetition of the same beginning sounds in a sentence.

Examples:
- Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.
- Silly snakes slither silently.

A. Circle the alliterative words in these sentences:

16. 1. Sammy saw seven slippery snakes.


17. 2. The big bear bounced a ball.
18. 3. Friendly frogs found fresh flies.
19. 4. Katie’s kite kept kicking the clouds.
20. 5. Lazy lions lounge in the lush leaves.
Answer Key

1. Similes - Answers
21. 1. as quiet as a mouse
22. 2. like the wind
23. 3. like stars
24. 4. as hard as a rock
25. 5. like a leaf in the wind

2. Metaphors - Answers
26. 1. The classroom was a zoo.
27. 2. Her voice is music to my ears.
28. 3. The world is a stage.
29. 4. His words were a knife to my heart.
30. 5. The snow is a white blanket.

3. Personification - Answers
31. 1. Stars (danced)
32. 2. Car (groaned)
33. 3. Fire (swallowed)
34. 4. Moon (played)
35. 5. Flowers (begged)

4. Alliteration - Answers
36. 1. Sammy, saw, seven, slippery, snakes
37. 2. big, bear, bounced, ball
38. 3. Friendly, frogs, found, fresh, flies
39. 4. Katie’s, kite, kept, kicking, clouds
40. 5. Lazy, lions, lounge, lush, leaves

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