FIGURATIVE
LANGUAGE
HYPERBOLE
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Hyperbole
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HYPERBOLE
Fill in the blanks:
Hyperbole is an
_________ and is not a
____ ______ which
may be used for ______
and humor.
literal language word
exaggeration emphasis
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HYPERBOLE
Fill in the blanks:
Hyperbole is an
exaggeration and is not a
literal language which
may be used for emphasis
and humor.
literal language word
exaggeration emphasis
ANSWER KEY 3
Color the Box
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HYPERBOLE
An exaggeration used for emphasis &
humor.
Color the boxes that contain hyperboles.
I can do a
I was tired, so My socks are
thousand things
I took a nap. smelly!
all at once!
I have a ton of My room’s so hot I
Kelly ate a
homework to can fry an egg on
large pizza. my desk!
do!
The water was so I’m so tired that I The knife’s so
cold that I almost can’t even lift a blunt it can’t cut
froze to death! finger. through butter.
The music’s so load I’m the smartest
My feet are
you can hear it on the girl in the
killing me! other side of town. world!
I’m so hungry
Daniel is a I spent a fortune
I could eat a
friendly student. at the mall!
dog!
I have lots of I like eating My computer’s
homework to salty popcorn. older than the
do! dinosaurs.
My dog is afraid My dad drives a I’m scared of
of our cat. new car. snakes!
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HYPERBOLE
An exaggeration used for emphasis &
humor.
Color the boxes that contain hyperboles.
I can do a
I was tired, so My socks are
thousand things
I took a nap. smelly!
all at once!
I have a ton of My room’s so hot I
Kelly ate a
homework to can fry an egg on
large pizza. my desk!
do!
The water was so I’m so tired that I The knife’s so
cold that I almost can’t even lift a blunt it can’t cut
froze to death! finger. through butter.
The music’s so load I’m the smartest
My feet are
you can hear it on the girl in the
killing me! other side of town. world!
I’m so hungry
Daniel is a I spent a fortune
I could eat a
friendly student. at the mall!
dog!
I have lots of I like eating My computer’s
homework to salty popcorn. older than the
do! dinosaurs.
My dog is afraid My dad drives a I’m scared of
of our cat. new car. snakes!
ANSWER KEY 6
Let’s Explain
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HYPERBOLE
An exaggeration used for emphasis &
humor.
Explain the hyperbole in every sentence:
1. I’m dying to meet my new teacher!
___________________________________________
2. My book bag weighs a ton.
___________________________________________
3. It took forever to clean the kitchen.
___________________________________________
4. It was so hot that I almost melted.
___________________________________________
5. My uncle is older than the hills.
___________________________________________
6. This car goes faster than the speed of light.
___________________________________________
7. My teacher works her fingers to the bone.
___________________________________________
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HYPERBOLE
An exaggeration used for emphasis &
humor.
Explain the hyperbole in every sentence:
1. I’m dying to meet my new teacher!
I can’t wait / I’m excited to meet my new teacher.__________
2. My book bag weighs a ton.
My book bag is extremely heavy._____________________
3. It took forever to clean the kitchen.
It took a long time to clean the kitchen._________________
4. It was so hot that I almost melted.
It was extremely hot._____________________________
5. My uncle is older than the hills.
My uncle is very old._____________________________
6. This car goes faster than the speed of light.
This car is very fast.______________________________
7. My teacher works her fingers to the bone.
My teacher works very hard.________________________
ANSWER KEY 9
Complete Me!
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HYPERBOLE
An exaggeration used for emphasis &
humor.
Complete the sentence with hyperbole.
1. The dog was (very big)
___________________________________________
2. The bus ride took (very long)
___________________________________________
3. Roses are (very pretty)
___________________________________________
4. Gary and Bill are (very good friends)
___________________________________________
5. I could sleep (very long)
___________________________________________
6. It was (very cold)
___________________________________________
7. My laptop is (very old)
___________________________________________
8. The ring is (very small)
___________________________________________
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HYPERBOLE
An exaggeration used for emphasis &
humor.
Complete the sentence with hyperbole.
1. The dog was (very big)
as big as a house.________________________________
2. The bus ride took (very long)
a million years._________________________________
3. Roses are (very pretty)
the prettiest flowers in the whole universe.______________
4. Gary and Bill are (very good friends)
angry she almost exploded!_________________________
5. I could sleep (very long)
all year.__________________________________
6. It was (very cold)
cold even polar bears were wearing jackets.______________
7. My laptop is (very old)
older than the dinosaurs.__________________________
8. The ring is (very small)
so small, I need a magnifying glass to see it.______________
ANSWER KEY 12
Create Your Own
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HYPERBOLE
An exaggeration used for emphasis &
humor.
Create your own poster. Fill the speech bubbles
with hyperbole.
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HYPERBOLE
An exaggeration used for emphasis &
humor.
Create your own poster. Fill the speech bubbles
with hyperbole.
ANSWER KEY 15
THANK YOU
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