SIMILES, METAPHORS, PERSONIFICATION AND ONOMATOPOEIA

Practice Worksheet with Answers

By Safia Haroon Rasheed

Name: ______________________________ Date: ______________

1. Read each sentence below and write metaphor, simile,

personification, or onomatopoeia in front of each sentence.

a. The spicy food danced inside my stomach.

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b. Dont you feel well? Youre as white as a sheet of
paper.
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c) The single chair sat miserably in the corner of the
room. ___________________
d) My friend is almost as hairy as a gorilla.
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e) Sara slammed her bedroom door angrily.
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f) Miss Safias test was a piece of cake.
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g) The gentle wind kissed my face.
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h) My bag is a mountain!
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ANSWERS

The spicy food danced inside my stomach. (PERSONIFICATION)

Dont you feel well? Youre as white as a sheet of paper. (SIMILE)

The single chair sat miserably in the corner of the

room. (PERSONIFICATION)

My friend is almost as hairy as a gorilla. (SIMILE)

Sara slammed her bedroom door angrily. (ONOMATOPOEIA)

Miss Safias test was a piece of cake. (METAPHOR)

The gentle wind kissed my face. (PERSONIFICATION)

My bag is a mountain! (METAPHOR)