Figures of Speech Worksheet

Read these sentences carefully and put the correct answer against each sentence.

Sr. Sentences Answer

1 The night is as dark as black stone Simile
2 The camel is the ship of the desert.
3 O death! Where is your sting?
4 David is as noble as his father.
5 I heard the humming of bees.
6 Experience is the best teacher.
7 Not to speak about crane even I can pick up the 1000 kilos weight by my one
hand.
8 Life is bittersweet.
9 Grunt, grunt goes the hog.
10 The trees are our friends who protect us.
11 I did those things that I cannot do.
12 The blanket is as white as snow.
13 We are alone together.
14 She is a cuckoo.
15 This is an open secret.
16 The sun is playing hide and seek with the clouds.
17 Gloria glared at glasses.
18 Soldiers were lion in the fight.
19 This watch must have cost millions of dollars.
20 Soldiers fought like a lion.
Answers:

1. Simile
2. Metaphor
3. Apostrophe
4. Simile
5. Onomatopoeia
6. Personification
7. Hyperbole
8. Oxymoron
9. Onomatopoeia
10.Personification
11.Paradox
12.Simile
13.Oxymoron
14.Metaphor
15.Oxymoron
16.Personification
17.Alliteration
18.Metaphor
19.Hyperbole
20.Simile