Phrases thatexaggerate ameaning butcouldn't reallyhappenOuch!Thepeacefullake wasa mirrorThe thunderwasgrumblingwith angerI am sofull that Ithink Imight popSimileMetaphorAll of mydreams diedwhen I didn'thear mynameThe moonplayed hideand seekwith thecloudsRepeatedbeginningsoundsComparingtow thingsusing likeor asPersonificationA bug biteby Betty'sbig toebugged herIdiomThebride gotcold feetMetaphorShe is asthin as atoothpickThat bookwas sopopular, itflew off theshelvesOnomatopoeiaI turnedas whiteas a ghostAlliterationJessicagave methe coldshoulderEEEKKK!!!Silly Sallyswiftlyshooedseven sillysheepPhrases thatexaggerate ameaning butcouldn't reallyhappenOuch!Thepeacefullake wasa mirrorThe thunderwasgrumblingwith angerI am sofull that Ithink Imight popSimileMetaphorAll of mydreams diedwhen I didn'thear mynameThe moonplayed hideand seekwith thecloudsRepeatedbeginningsoundsComparingtow thingsusing likeor asPersonificationA bug biteby Betty'sbig toebugged herIdiomThebride gotcold feetMetaphorShe is asthin as atoothpickThat bookwas sopopular, itflew off theshelvesOnomatopoeiaI turnedas whiteas a ghostAlliterationJessicagave methe coldshoulderEEEKKK!!!Silly Sallyswiftlyshooedseven sillysheep

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