Idioms
Having butterflies in your stomach most likely means
A) You're angry
B) You're nervous
C) You're sad
D) You're happy
B) You're nervous
Simile or Metaphor?
The engine on the car "roared like a lion."
Simile
What is x?
2 + x = 3
x = 1
Identify the words in this sentence that make this an oxymoron?
The loud silence of night keeps him awake.
Loud, silence
Peter piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.
Is this an alliteration or allusion?
Alliteration
"Hit the sack" refers to...
A) Going shopping
B) Getting a correct answer
C) Going to sleep
D) Overeating
C) Going to sleep
Simile or Metaphor?
The classwork was "getting out of hand."
Metaphor
What is the variable in this equation?
3y + 4 = 12
y
Is this an oxymoron or hyperbole?
I am so hungry I could eat a horse!
Hyperbole
What part of the sentence makes it an allusion?
He stole the forbidden fruit off the teacher's desk.
Forbidden fruit
I am on "cloud nine." This idiom means what?
A) To be very happy
B) To be very surprised
C) To be very sad
D) To be very annoyed
A) To be very happy
A __________ uses key words such as "than, as, and like."
A) Simile
B) Metaphor
A) Simile
Is this an expression or an equation?
5x + 4 = 20
Equation
Jumbo shrimp is an example of an oxymoron or a hyperbole?
Oxymoron
What is the repeating consonant in this sentence?
He had a hat that was heavier than a helmet.
The repeating consonant is "h."
A) He is upset
B) He is tired/exhausted.
C) He is sleepy.
D) He is very sad.
B) He is tired/exhausted
Simile or metaphor?
I'm as hungry as a horse!!
Simile
What are all the terms in this expression?
3x + 4 + 12
3x, 4, 12
An oxymoron uses two _______________ ideas to create an effective description.
opposite
What part of this sentence makes it an allusion?
She had a feeling she had the golden ticket.
golden ticket
I felt like "a fish out of water" when my girlfriend took me to a Star Wars convention. What does the idiom mean?
A) To be out of your comfort zone
B) To be very interested
C) To be very excited
A) To be out of your comfort zone
Simile or metaphor?
He's a couch potato.
Metaphor
What is the coefficient in this equation?
x + 5 = 6
1
A hyperbole is an over _____________ used to emphasize an emotion or expression.
Exaggeration
Say this tongue-twister without making a mistake. Two chances.
How much wood could a woodchuck chuck
If a woodchuck could chuck wood?
Good job!