Name: _______________________________________________ Date: ____________________________

Gr. & Sec._____________________________________________ Score: ___________________________

Worksheet No. 1
Analyzing Figures of Speech (Hyperbole and Irony)
I. Write Hyperbole if the given statement shows exaggeration and Irony if it shows the opposite of its literal meaning.
________________1. Andrew posted a video on Youtube about how boring and useless Youtube is.
________________2. Harlette and Ilythia promised to be best friends forever.
________________3. Mom called me a thousand times today to check if I am finished with my tasks.
________________4. On the way to school, the tricycle gets a flat tire and the driver says,” Excellent! This day couldn’t
start off any better!”
________________5. The barber always needs a haircut himself.
________________6. When Dad gave me a new cellphone, I was so happy my smile was a mile-wide.
________________7. “Nice clean water we’ve got here!” Noah said while standing in front of a polluted river.
________________8. Karla was dying to see the member of Black Pink in a concert.
________________9. A thief’s house was broken into at the same time he was robbing someone else.
________________10. I would move the mountains for the one that I love.
________________11. A man looked out of the window to see the storm intensify. He turned to his friend and said
“wonderful weather we’re having!”

________________12.On the day of my cousin’s wedding, the church was decorated with a million flowers.
________________13. Kim runs away from someone throwing a water balloon at him and falls into the pool.
________________ 14. Kathryn is so hungry she could eat a whole elephant!
________________15. Uncle Daniel is a pilot and he has fear of heights.
II. Fill in the blanks with appropriate words to show hyperbole or exaggeration. Choose from the box below.
Superman speed of light taste ten- storey building jump to the moon
whole elephant a thousand miles forever waterfall exploding bomb

Once upon a time there was a dog named Milo. Milo was as fast as the 1. _____________________and as strong as
2. ____________. One day Milo was so hungry he could eat a 3._____________________ so he went to find himself
something to eat. Milo had an amazing sense of smell and could smell food from a 4.______________________ away! As
he walked through the park, he caught the scent of a delicious bone somewhere near him. It was so close he could almost
5. __________it! He searched 6.____________ but couldn’t find it.Suddenly, a man as tall as the 7.
____________________walked passed him eating a chicken leg. Milo drooled so much it was like a 8. ____________
flowing from his mouth! The man laughed as loud as an 9. ______________________, pet Milo on the head, and handed
him the bone. Milo was so happy he could10. _______________________!!!

III. Match the following situations to the appropriate expressions to show verbal irony. Write the letter on the blank before
each number.

______1. Karen does not want to help in the house hold chores. A. “What a fine weather today!”
______2. Jamie’s room is messy. B. “Job well done! Keep up the good work!”
______3. Allan got zero in their Math quiz. C. This is the day I want to forget!
______4. James and Nadine got married. D. You are really the queen of cleanliness!
______5. There is a strong typhoon in the city. E. Thanks for helping me always, you are so hardworking!

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