A bug biteby Betty'sbig toebugged herShe is asthin as atoothpickThe bridegot coldfeetComparingtwo thingsusing likeor asPersonificationI turnedas whiteas a ghostAlliterationSilly sallyswiftlyshooedseven sillysheepAll of mydreams diedwhen I didn'thear mynameMetaphorEEEK!!!IdiomThe moonplayed hideand seekwith thecloudsMetaphorOuch!I am sofull that Ithink Imight popPhrases thatexaggerate ameaning butcouldn't reallyhappenOnomatopoeiaJessicagave methe coldshoulderThe thunderwasgrumblingwith angerSimileRepeatedbeginningsoundsThat bookwas sopopular, itflew off theshelvesThepeacefullake wasa mirrorA bug biteby Betty'sbig toebugged herShe is asthin as atoothpickThe bridegot coldfeetComparingtwo thingsusing likeor asPersonificationI turnedas whiteas a ghostAlliterationSilly sallyswiftlyshooedseven sillysheepAll of mydreams diedwhen I didn'thear mynameMetaphorEEEK!!!IdiomThe moonplayed hideand seekwith thecloudsMetaphorOuch!I am sofull that Ithink Imight popPhrases thatexaggerate ameaning butcouldn't reallyhappenOnomatopoeiaJessicagave methe coldshoulderThe thunderwasgrumblingwith angerSimileRepeatedbeginningsoundsThat bookwas sopopular, itflew off theshelvesThepeacefullake wasa mirror

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 bug bite by Betty's big toe bugged her
  2. She is as thin as a toothpick
  3. The bride got cold feet
  4. Comparing two things using like or as
  5. Personification
  6. I turned as white as a ghost
  7. Alliteration
  8. Silly sally swiftly shooed seven silly sheep
  9. All of my dreams died when I didn't hear my name
  10. Metaphor
  11. EEEK!!!
  12. Idiom
  13. The moon played hide and seek with the clouds
  14. Metaphor
  15. Ouch!
  16. I am so full that I think I might pop
  17. Phrases that exaggerate a meaning but couldn't really happen
  18. Onomatopoeia
  19. Jessica gave me the cold shoulder
  20. The thunder was grumbling with anger
  21. Simile
  22. Repeated beginning sounds
  23. That book was so popular, it flew off the shelves
  24. The peaceful lake was a mirror