Republic of the Philippines

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Region I
San Fernando City
La Union
SCHOOLS DIVISION OF PANGASINAN II

ACTIVITY SHEETS IN CREATIVE WRITING GRADE

LEVEL 12
QUARTER NUMBER 1, WEEK NUMBER 2

MELC: Use imagery, diction, figures of speech, and specific

experiences to evoke meaningful responses from readers.
 K to 12 BEC CG: HUMSS_CW/MP11/12-I a- b -4

Objectives: At the end of this activity, the learner should be able to:

1. Make them realized what figure of speech is.

2. Identify the figures of speech used in the sentence.
3. Use figures of speech in describing people and stating experiences.

Prepared by:

BELEN B. MAMAYSON
SHS Teacher II

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Name: ___________________________________________ Date: _____________

Grade/Section: ____________________________________________ Score: ____________

Title of Activity: Figure It Out!

Most Essential Learning Competency: Use imagery, diction, figures of speech, and
specific experiences to evoke meaningful responses from readers.
 K to 12 BEC CG: HUMSS_CW/MP11/12-I a- b -4

Directions: Complete each sentence with a vocabulary word from the box.
Use each word only once.

Simile Synonym Metaphor Idiom

Alliteration Personification Onomatopoeia
Homograph
Hyperbole Homophone Assonance
Oxymoron

1. A figure of speech in which human characteristics are given to an animal, plant or non-living
things is called _________________.
2. An exaggeration that is so dramatic that no one would believe it is true is called
__________________.
3. The use of a word to describe or imitate a natural sound or the sound made by an object or an
action is called __________________.
4. The repetition of the initial letter, sound or group of sounds in a series of words is called
__________________.
5. Words that have same spelling yet hold different meanings are called __________________.
6. This is the comparison of two or more words without using “like” or “as” is called a
________________.
7. Two or more words that have same meaning but hold different meanings and are spelled
differently are called ________________.
8. Two or more words that have same meaning are called ______________.
9. The comparison of two or more words using terms such as “like” or “as” is called a
________________.
10. It is the language peculiar to a group of people is called ____________________.
11. A resemblance of sound in words or syllables is called ___________________.

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12. A figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction and two
opposites are joined to create an effect is called __________________.

Name: ___________________________________________ Date: _____________

Grade/Section: ____________________________________________ Score: ____________

Title of Activity: Know Me!

Most Essential Learning Competency: Use imagery, diction, figures of speech, and
specific experiences to evoke meaningful responses from readers.
 K to 12 BEC CG: HUMSS_CW/MP11/12-I a- b -4

Direction: Identify what figure of speech is being used in the following

statements. Write your answer on the blank provided for.

_____________________1. What a nice day, when it is raining!

_____________________2. It’s just a scratch.

_____________________3. Her mind is like a sponge.

_____________________4. Uncertain rustling of each purple curtain

_____________________5. I came, I saw, I conquered.

_____________________6. He ate a thousand pounds of pizza.

_____________________7. The wind screamed my name.

_____________________8. All the world is a stage.

_________________9. A good cook could cook as much cookies as a good cook who could
cook cookies.

_________________10. Lighting crackles and thunder rumbles.

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Name: ___________________________________________ Date: _____________

Grade/Section: ____________________________________________ Score: ____________

Title of Activity: Say Your Point!

Most Essential Learning Competency: Use imagery, diction, figures of speech, and
specific experiences to evoke meaningful responses from readers.
 K to 12 BEC CG: HUMSS_CW/MP11/12-I a- b -4

Directions: Explain briefly the following questions. Write your answers on

the space provided under each question.

A. Which figure of speech is the easiest to use? Explain.

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B. Which type of figure of speech is the hardest to use?

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C. Listen to conversation around you for one day. Write down any figurative language
you hear from your parents, TV and in print or in online too. List down at least 3.
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Answer Key:
Activity 1
1. Personification
2. Hyperbole
3. Onomatopoeia
4. Alliteration
5. Homophone
6. Metaphor
7. Homograph
8. Synonym
9. Simile
10. Idiom
11. Assonance
12. Oxymoron

Activity 2:
1. Irony
2. Understatement
3. Simile
4. Assonance
5. Anaphora
6. Hyperbole
7. Personification
8. Metaphor
9. Alliteration
10. Onomatopoeia

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Activity 3:

1. Similes and metaphors, are I think the easiest to use because they are commonly used in any
literary form and aside from its simple use and function as figurative language. They
are also used in comparison as well wherein most writer is opt to use them.

2. Some figures of speech are difficult to use especially those that are not commonly used or
those that are difficult to analyze.

3. 1.“You’re a couch potato, Bien!”

2. “Michael has a heart of stone because of what happened to his dad.”
3. “My daughter is my little sunshine.”

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REFERENCES

A. BOOK

1. Almonte, Liza R., et. al., Celerating Diersity through Literature, First Edition, REX Book
Store, Pasig City, 2015

B. ONLINE/ INTERNET SOURCES

1. https://examples.yourdictionary.com
2. https://www.slideshare.net
3. https://www.teacherspayteacher.com
4. https://www.britannica.com
5. https://www.englishclub.com

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