Ouch!Thebride gotcold feetPhrases thatexaggerate ameaning butcouldn't reallyhappenThat bookwas sopopular, itflew off theshelvesAll of mydreams diedwhen I didn'thear mynameShe is asthin as atoothpickOnomatopoeiaThe thunderwasgrumblingwith angerJessicagave methe coldshoulderI turnedas whiteas a ghostRepeatedbeginningsoundsMetaphorA bug bite byBetty's bigtoe buggedherSimileI am sofull that Ithink Imight popMetaphorIdiomComparingtwo thingsusing likeor asAlliterationSilly Sallyswiftlyshooedseven sillysheepThepeacefullake wasa mirrorEEEKKK!!!PersonificationThe moonplayed hideand seekwith thecloudsOuch!Thebride gotcold feetPhrases thatexaggerate ameaning butcouldn't reallyhappenThat bookwas sopopular, itflew off theshelvesAll of mydreams diedwhen I didn'thear mynameShe is asthin as atoothpickOnomatopoeiaThe thunderwasgrumblingwith angerJessicagave methe coldshoulderI turnedas whiteas a ghostRepeatedbeginningsoundsMetaphorA bug bite byBetty's bigtoe buggedherSimileI am sofull that Ithink Imight popMetaphorIdiomComparingtwo thingsusing likeor asAlliterationSilly Sallyswiftlyshooedseven sillysheepThepeacefullake wasa mirrorEEEKKK!!!PersonificationThe moonplayed hideand seekwith theclouds

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