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Simile, Metaphor or Hyperbole?

100

This type of figurative language compares two things using "like" or "as."

Simile

200

This type of figurative language exaggerates to make a point, like saying, "I'm so hungry I could eat a horse."

Hyperbole

300

This figurative language says one thing is another, like "Time is a thief."

Metaphor

400

Identify the figurative language in this sentence: "Her smile was as bright as the sun."

Simile

500

Identify the figurative language in this sentence: "I have a mountain of homework to do tonight."

Hyperbole

Prefixes

100

This prefix means "not" or "opposite of" and is found in words like "undo" and "unhappy."

Un

200

This prefix means "before" and is used in words like "preview" and "predict."

pre

300

This prefix beginning with the letter "M" means very small.  

Micro

400

This prefix means “against" and starts with the letter “a”

Anti

500

This prefix means "life" and is combined with “logy” or “tic”

Bio

Be Specific!

100

General Word: "Walk"
 Which word is the most specific?
 A) Jump
 B) Stroll
 C) Sit
 D) Run

B) Stroll

200

General Word: "Happy"
 Which word is the most specific?
 A) Angry
 B) Joyful
 C) Tired
 D) Sad

B) Joyful

300

 General Word: "Big"
 Which word is the most specific?
 A) Pretty
 B) Enormous
 C) Tiny
 D) Fast

B) Enormous

400

General Word: "Say"
 Which word is the most specific?
 A) Laugh
 B) Cry
 C) Whisper
 D) Create

C) Whisper

500

General Word: "Eat"
 Which word is the most specific?
 A) Drink
 B) Sit
 C) Devour
 D) Run

C) Devour