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Grade 7 Figurative Language Worksheet with Answers

Grade 7 (US) · Year 8 (UK) · Class 7 (India) · English

Unit 3: VocabularyFigurative LanguageCCSS L.7.5a

Similes, metaphors, personification, hyperbole, onomatopoeia and alliteration — and what they mean. This free middle school worksheet has 12 questions and a full answer key. Print it or save it as a PDF — every answer is checked by code, not guessed.

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Figurative Language

Grade 7 · English

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Learning goal: Figurative Language · CCSS L.7.5a

Directions: This worksheet has 3 parts. Read the instructions at the start of each part.

Example

Simile or metaphor? 'Her eyes sparkled like diamonds.'

Answer: simile

RememberFigurative language

Similecompares using like / asas busy as a beeMetaphorsays one thing IS anotherthe classroom was a zooPersonificationhuman traits for thingsthe wind whisperedHyperbolehuge exaggerationI could sleep for a yearAlliterationsame first soundslippery silver snakesOnomatopoeiaa word that is a soundbuzz, crash, pop
Part A

Match each clue to the right word. Write the letter in the box.

  1. 1What does the simile 'as cold as ice' mean?
  2. 2What kind of figurative language is 'Buzz! Crash! Pop!'?
  3. 3What kind of figurative language is 'The leaves danced in the wind'?
  4. 4What kind of figurative language is 'Silly snakes slither slowly'?
  5. 5What kind of figurative language is 'I've told you a million times'?
  • AHyperbole
  • BOnomatopoeia
  • CVery cold
  • DPersonification
  • EAlliteration
Part B

Simile or Metaphor? Tick one box for each.

SimileMetaphor
6The snow was a white blanket.
7He runs like the wind.
8My brother is a couch potato.
9She is as busy as a bee.
Part C

Answer each question. Use full sentences where you can.

  1. 10

    What does the hyperbole 'This backpack weighs a ton' mean?

  2. 11

    What does the metaphor 'The classroom was a zoo' mean?

  3. 12

    What does 'Time flies' mean?

★ Challenge corner for fast finishers

Unscramble the letters: RACHI (clue: you sit on it)

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Answer key (click to show)
  1. 1.C — very cold
  2. 2.B — onomatopoeia
  3. 3.D — personification
  4. 4.E — alliteration
  5. 5.A — hyperbole
  6. 6.metaphor
  7. 7.simile
  8. 8.metaphor
  9. 9.simile
  10. 10.the backpack is very heavy
  11. 11.the classroom was noisy and wild
  12. 12.time seems to pass quickly
  13. ★chair (challenge corner)

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