SimileComparingtwo thingsusing likeor asIdiomAll of mydreams diedwhen I didn'thear mynamePhrases thatexaggerate ameaning butcouldn't reallyhappenMetaphorMetaphorThepeacefullake wasa mirrorI turnedas whiteas a ghostShe is asthin as atoothpickThat bookwas sopopular, itflew off theshelvesA bug biteby Betty'sbig toebugged herEEEKKK!!!Jessicagave methe coldshoulderOuch!PersonificationSilly Sallyswiftlyshooedseven sillysheepThebride gotcold feetThe moonplayed hideand seekwith thecloudsThe thunderwasgrumblingwith angerAlliterationOnomatopoeiaRepeatedbeginningsoundsI am sofull that Ithink Imight popSimileComparingtwo thingsusing likeor asIdiomAll of mydreams diedwhen I didn'thear mynamePhrases thatexaggerate ameaning butcouldn't reallyhappenMetaphorMetaphorThepeacefullake wasa mirrorI turnedas whiteas a ghostShe is asthin as atoothpickThat bookwas sopopular, itflew off theshelvesA bug biteby Betty'sbig toebugged herEEEKKK!!!Jessicagave methe coldshoulderOuch!PersonificationSilly Sallyswiftlyshooedseven sillysheepThebride gotcold feetThe moonplayed hideand seekwith thecloudsThe thunderwasgrumblingwith angerAlliterationOnomatopoeiaRepeatedbeginningsoundsI am sofull that Ithink Imight pop

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