SimileRepeatedbeginningsoundsJessicagave methe coldshoulderThebride gotcold feetThe moonplayed hideand seekwith thecloudsI turnedas whiteas a ghostOnomatopoeiaIdiomAlliterationPersonificationThat bookwas sopopular, itflew off theshelvesAll of mydreams diedwhen I didn'thear mynameEEEKKK!!!Silly Sallyswiftlyshooedseven sillysheepShe is asthin as atoothpickThe thunderwasgrumblingwith angerI am sofull that Ithink Imight popOuch!Phrases thatexaggerate ameaning butcouldn't reallyhappenMetaphorMetaphorComparingtwo thingsusing likeor asA bug biteby Betty'sbig toebugged herThepeacefullake wasa mirrorSimileRepeatedbeginningsoundsJessicagave methe coldshoulderThebride gotcold feetThe moonplayed hideand seekwith thecloudsI turnedas whiteas a ghostOnomatopoeiaIdiomAlliterationPersonificationThat bookwas sopopular, itflew off theshelvesAll of mydreams diedwhen I didn'thear mynameEEEKKK!!!Silly Sallyswiftlyshooedseven sillysheepShe is asthin as atoothpickThe thunderwasgrumblingwith angerI am sofull that Ithink Imight popOuch!Phrases thatexaggerate ameaning butcouldn't reallyhappenMetaphorMetaphorComparingtwo thingsusing likeor asA bug biteby Betty'sbig toebugged herThepeacefullake 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. Simile
  2. Repeated beginning sounds
  3. Jessica gave me the cold shoulder
  4. The bride got cold feet
  5. The moon played hide and seek with the clouds
  6. I turned as white as a ghost
  7. Onomatopoeia
  8. Idiom
  9. Alliteration
  10. Personification
  11. That book was so popular, it flew off the shelves
  12. All of my dreams died when I didn't hear my name
  13. EEEKKK!!!
  14. Silly Sally swiftly shooed seven silly sheep
  15. She is as thin as a toothpick
  16. The thunder was grumbling with anger
  17. I am so full that I think I might pop
  18. Ouch!
  19. Phrases that exaggerate a meaning but couldn't really happen
  20. Metaphor
  21. Metaphor
  22. Comparing two things using like or as
  23. A bug bite by Betty's big toe bugged her
  24. The peaceful lake was a mirror