A comparisonbetween twounlike thingsusing “like” or“as."Regretlingered inthe roomlong after heleft.Walk oneggshells.HissBreakthe ice.The sunsmileddown onus.Busybeesbuzzedby.A phrase thatcombines twoopposite orcontradictoryideas.The babyslept likea log.BoomThe waterwas ascold asice.BittersweetThe repetitionof the samebeginningsound innearby words.Hisheart isstone.RoarThe moonfollowedme home.Givinghumanqualities tononhumanthings.Pieceof cakeA comparisonbetween twounlike thingswithout using“like” or “as.”Mightymountainsrisemajestically.The snowis a whiteblanket.OldnewsA phrasewhose meaningis different fromthe literalmeaning of thewords.A wordthatimitates asound.A comparisonbetween twounlike thingsusing “like” or“as."Regretlingered inthe roomlong after heleft.Walk oneggshells.HissBreakthe ice.The sunsmileddown onus.Busybeesbuzzedby.A phrase thatcombines twoopposite orcontradictoryideas.The babyslept likea log.BoomThe waterwas ascold asice.BittersweetThe repetitionof the samebeginningsound innearby words.Hisheart isstone.RoarThe moonfollowedme home.Givinghumanqualities tononhumanthings.Pieceof cakeA comparisonbetween twounlike thingswithout using“like” or “as.”Mightymountainsrisemajestically.The snowis a whiteblanket.OldnewsA phrasewhose meaningis different fromthe literalmeaning of thewords.A wordthatimitates asound.

Figurative Language - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. A comparison between two unlike things using “like” or “as."
  2. Regret lingered in the room long after he left.
  3. Walk on eggshells.
  4. Hiss
  5. Break the ice.
  6. The sun smiled down on us.
  7. Busy bees buzzed by.
  8. A phrase that combines two opposite or contradictory ideas.
  9. The baby slept like a log.
  10. Boom
  11. The water was as cold as ice.
  12. Bittersweet
  13. The repetition of the same beginning sound in nearby words.
  14. His heart is stone.
  15. Roar
  16. The moon followed me home.
  17. Giving human qualities to nonhuman things.
  18. Piece of cake
  19. A comparison between two unlike things without using “like” or “as.”
  20. Mighty mountains rise majestically.
  21. The snow is a white blanket.
  22. Old news
  23. A phrase whose meaning is different from the literal meaning of the words.
  24. A word that imitates a sound.