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