Figurative Language
Comparing two similar things without using the words “as” or “like”.
Simile
Prefix: Dishonest
Dis
Alex played video games from 1:20 PM to 2:50 PM. How many minutes did he spend playing video games?
90 min
If the sides of a square garden are each 5 meters long, what is the perimeter?
20m
Sarah ordered a pizza and cut it into 8 equal slices. She ate 3 slices and gave 2 slices to her friend. What fraction of the pizza is left?
3/8
A word that is used to represent a sound.
Onomatopoeia
Suffix: amazement
ment
Maria went to the park at 10:30 AM and left at 1:45 PM. How many hours was she at the park?
3 hr 45 min
A field has dimensions of 20 meters by 30 meters. Determine the area of the field.
600 sq m
John is painting a wall and has already finished 3/5 of it. If the wall is divided into 5 equal sections, how many sections has John painted? How many sections are left to paint?
2
A saying that often means something completely different from what it says.
Metaphor
Prefix: nonfat
non
The soccer game started at 5:00 PM and ended at 6:45 PM. How much time elapsed during the game?
1 hr 45 min
If a swimming pool is in the shape of a square with a side length of 6 meters, determine both the perimeter and area.
A: 36 sq m
P: 24 m
Emma is baking cookies and uses 2/3 cup of sugar for each batch. If she wants to bake 4 batches, how many cups of sugar will she need in total?
2 2/3 cup
Making an object seem human-like by giving it human qualities.
Personification
Suffix:happiness
ness
Emma practiced the piano from 4:20 PM to 5:40 PM. How many minutes did she practice?
1 hr 20 min
A classroom has a square-shaped rug with a side length of 5 meters. Determine the area of the rug.
25 sq m
Alex has a book with 120 pages. He has read 2/5 of the book so far. How many pages has Alex read? How many pages does he have left to read?
72 pages
An exaggeration or a phrase that is unlikely to happen in real life.
Hyperbole
Root Word: dependable
depend
Sarah started reading a book at 3:15 PM and finished at 4:45 PM. How much time did she spend reading?
1 hr 30 min
A soccer field is in the shape of a rectangle with a length of 100 meters and a width of 50 meters. Find the perimeter and area.
P: 300m
A: 5000 sqm
A running track is 400 meters long. Maria runs 3/4 of the track each day. How many meters does Maria run each day? How many meters short of a full lap is she?
100 meters