Homographs 1
Homographs 2
Context Clues 1
Context Clues 2
Simile/Metaphor/Personification/Hyperbole
100

The scissors have a sharp _______.

It's not nice to ________ your finger at someone. 

end                   wave 

side                  point

Point 

100

I will _______ a movie before bed. 

Use your _________ to tell time.

watch       clock

see           rent 

watch 

100

My family is going on a _(1)______ trip. 

We will _____(2)____ to the beach in our car.

1. large                        2. swim

    clean                           travel 

    special                         together 

    hard                            bring 

1. special 

2. travel 

100

1. We waited in line to get our ______ tickets. 

2. After we got our tickets, we wanted to buy___(2)__.

1.  all                              2. plates 

    milk                                popcorn

    movie                              small 

     car                                  sun

1. movie 

2. popcorn

100

I'm so hungry, I could eat a horse.

Hyperbole

200

The boy________into the pool. 

The white _______ flew around people. 

chased             bird 

dove               saw

dove 

200

******Don't forget to _______ your bag.

Buy a ________ of gum at the store. 

bring              stick 

use                  pack 

pack 

200

Some people like to ___(1)___ soda and eat candy.

You should __(2)__ brush your teeth after you're done. 

1. drink                             2. never

    carry                                 start

    begin                                better

    bring                                always

1. drink

2. always

200

My mother was making __(1)____ for breakfast. 

Although, I can't eat them without ___(2)____. 


1. oil                              2. pancakes 

    pancakes                        happiness

    big                                 father

    sweaters                         syrup

1. pancakes

2. syrup 

200

********She is as busy as a bee.

Simile

300

The _______ was low on water. 

The little girl was not feeling________. 

good            well

bowl            glass

well

300

We took a ________ to the fair. 

You can _________ your dog to do tricks. 

car               teach 

train              bus 

train

300

I can't wait until ____(1)____ tomorrow. 

We are going to learn_____(2)____animals. 

1. dinner                       2. some

    school                           again

    practice                        along

    books                           about 

1. school

2. about

300

Nobody _(1)____ what Harry was going to be for Halloween. 

__(2)_____ knew it would be something scary. 

1. call                           2. everyone

    jumped                         Halloween

    make                            costume

    knew                            me

1. knew

2. everyone

300

 The snow is a white blanket.

Metaphor

400

Be careful so you do not _______ over that stick.

We are taking a ______ to Florida soon. 

trip                 vacation 

drive               fall 

trip

400

In science class, we learned about ________.

Don't forget to floss the ______ between your teeth. 

plants                letter

water                space

space

400

I do not have ____(1)____time to finish my book.

I will read the rest of it ____(2)___.

1. once                           2. later 

    enough                          yesterday

    real                                inside

    soon                              until 

1. enough

2. later

400

Close the ____(1)__ so the warm air stays inside.

You may want to put on an extra ___(2)__ if you are still cold. 

1. box                        2. cane 

    case                           ring

    door                          shoe

     lid                            sweater 

1. door 

2. sweater 

400

The sun smiled down on us.

Personification

500

She counted all the ______ in her purse.

He will _______ clothes before practice. 

coins           change 

buy             money 

change 

500

Don't _________ in front of others in line. 

________ the paper into four squares. 

tear                   cut

rip                     hit 

cut

500

Mom __(1)__ on a kitchen chair and takes off her hat.

Sweat ___(2)___ down her neck. 

1. kicks                     2. hops

    floats                        freezes

    turns                        drips

    sits                           water    

1. sits

2. drips

500

The __(1)___ bear teaches her cubs to hunt for food. 

She fights off any animal that comes too ___(2)__.

1. ant                        2. far 

    woman                      jumping 

    mother                      weather

    father                        close

1. mother

2. close

500

 What is a figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as 

Simile