A bug bite byBetty's bigtoe botheredher big time.SimileThe moonplayed hideand seekwith thecloudsHyperboleComparingtwo thingsusing likeor asAlliterationI am sofull that Ithink Imight popIdiomThebride gotcold feetBang!He is asthin as atoothpickAll of mydreams diedwhen I didn'thear mynameThe thunderwasgrumblingwith angerThepeacefullake wasa mirrorOnomatopoeiaPersonificationRepeatedbeginningsoundsSilly Sallyswiftlyshooedseven sillysheepThat bookwas sopopular, itflew off theshelvesEEEKKK!!!MetaphorJessicagave methe coldshoulderShe wasas whiteas a ghostPhrases thatexaggerate ameaning butcouldn't reallyhappenA bug bite byBetty's bigtoe botheredher big time.SimileThe moonplayed hideand seekwith thecloudsHyperboleComparingtwo thingsusing likeor asAlliterationI am sofull that Ithink Imight popIdiomThebride gotcold feetBang!He is asthin as atoothpickAll of mydreams diedwhen I didn'thear mynameThe thunderwasgrumblingwith angerThepeacefullake wasa mirrorOnomatopoeiaPersonificationRepeatedbeginningsoundsSilly Sallyswiftlyshooedseven sillysheepThat bookwas sopopular, itflew off theshelvesEEEKKK!!!MetaphorJessicagave methe coldshoulderShe wasas whiteas a ghostPhrases thatexaggerate ameaning butcouldn't reallyhappen

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