RepeatedbeginningsoundsPersonificationIdiomMetaphorThe moonplayed hideand seekwith thecloudsThepeacefullake wasa mirrorHe is asthin as atoothpickAlliterationI am sofull that Ithink Imight popSilly Sallyswiftlyshooedseven sillysheepJessicagave methe coldshoulderAll of mydreams diedwhen I didn'thear mynameA bug bite byBetty's bigtoe botheredher big time.OnomatopoeiaEEEKKK!!!That bookwas sopopular, itflew off theshelvesShe wasas whiteas a ghostHyperboleThebride gotcold feetThe thunderwasgrumblingwith angerSimileComparingtwo thingsusing likeor asPhrases thatexaggerate ameaning butcouldn't reallyhappenBang!RepeatedbeginningsoundsPersonificationIdiomMetaphorThe moonplayed hideand seekwith thecloudsThepeacefullake wasa mirrorHe is asthin as atoothpickAlliterationI am sofull that Ithink Imight popSilly Sallyswiftlyshooedseven sillysheepJessicagave methe coldshoulderAll of mydreams diedwhen I didn'thear mynameA bug bite byBetty's bigtoe botheredher big time.OnomatopoeiaEEEKKK!!!That bookwas sopopular, itflew off theshelvesShe wasas whiteas a ghostHyperboleThebride gotcold feetThe thunderwasgrumblingwith angerSimileComparingtwo thingsusing likeor asPhrases thatexaggerate ameaning butcouldn't reallyhappenBang!

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