Year 5 English – Figurative Language
Practice (Part 2)
1. Personification
a) True or False:
"The stars danced in the night sky." – This sentence uses personification.
Answer: ___________
b) Rewrite this sentence by adding personification:
The wind blew through the trees.
New sentence: ____________________________________________
c) Underline the part of the sentence that shows personification:
"The moon smiled down on the quiet town."
2. Simile
a) Choose the simile that shows something is fast:
1. As fast as a rocket
2. As tall as a giraffe
3. As hot as fire
b) Rewrite this sentence using a simile:
The girl was very happy.
New sentence: ____________________________________________
c) Fill in the blank with a fun simile:
His voice was as loud as ______________________________.
3. Metaphor
a) Choose the sentence with a metaphor:
1. Her eyes sparkled like stars.
2. Her eyes were stars in the sky.
3. Her eyes were blue and bright.
b) What is the meaning of this metaphor?
"He has a heart of stone."
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c) Create your own metaphor comparing a pencil to something:
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4. Alliteration
a) Choose the sentence with alliteration:
1. The rain fell on the roof.
2. Tommy took ten tiny turtles to town.
3. The bird sang a lovely song.
b) Fill in the blanks using alliteration:
The _______________ cat climbed the _______________ couch.
c) Write your own alliteration sentence about weather:
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