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Hyperbole Examples and Exercises

The document defines hyperbole as exaggerated language, providing the example of saying "it's raining cats and dogs" to mean heavy rain. An exercise then asks students to underline sentences using hyperbole out of pairs describing being very hungry, having a lot of homework, it being very cold, a parent being very angry, a car costing a lot, and someone being very fast.

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Hyperbole Examples and Exercises

The document defines hyperbole as exaggerated language, providing the example of saying "it's raining cats and dogs" to mean heavy rain. An exercise then asks students to underline sentences using hyperbole out of pairs describing being very hungry, having a lot of homework, it being very cold, a parent being very angry, a car costing a lot, and someone being very fast.

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Name:_____________________ Date:_________________

Hyperbole (3rd and 4th)

Hyperbole is a fancy way of saying exaggeration.

Example: It is raining cats and dogs.

This common saying is exaggerated—it is not really raining cats and dogs.
It just means that the rain is hard and heavy.

Exercise:
Read the pair of sentences. Underline the one that uses hyperbole.

I am very hungry, and I cannot wait for lunch.


I am so hungry I could eat a horse!

My teacher gave us a thousand math problems to do tonight.


We have a lot of homework in math tonight.

It is so cold in this room that icicles are hanging off of my nose.


It was cold enough in the classroom that we had to wear our jackets.

My mom is going to kill me for ripping a hole in my jeans.


My mom is going to be angry at me for tearing my clothes.

My dad’s new car cost him a ton of money!


My dad’s new car was very expensive!

Kevin is the fastest boy in our class.


Kevin is as fast as lightning.

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Name:_____________________ Date:_________________

Hyperbole (3rd and 4th)

Hyperbole is a fancy way of saying exaggeration.

Example: It is raining cats and dogs.

This common saying is exaggerated—it is not really raining cats and dogs.
It just means that the rain is hard and heavy.

Exercise:
Read the pair of sentences. Underline the one that uses hyperbole.

I am very hungry, and I cannot wait for lunch.


I am so hungry I could eat a horse!

My teacher gave us a thousand math problems to do tonight.


We have a lot of homework in math tonight.

It is so cold in this room that icicles are hanging off of my nose.


It was cold enough in the classroom that we had to wear our jackets.

My mom is going to kill me for ripping a hole in my jeans.


My mom is going to be angry at me for tearing my clothes.

My dad’s new car cost him a ton of money!


My dad’s new car was very expensive!

Kevin is the fastest boy in our class.


Kevin is as fast as lightning.

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