Themountainsstood guardover thevalley below.Her voicewas velvet,smoothand soft.The moonlightpainted silverstreaksacross thewater.The rivercarved itsway throughthe valley.The sunstretched itsgolden armsacross themorning sky.The library wascompletelysilent except forthe sound ofturning pages.Fear grippedhim as hestepped ontothe stage.The silencewas so thickyou couldcut it with aknife.The windhowledthrough theemptystreets.The candleflickered andwent out witha soft sigh.The whistlescreamed asthe trainpulled intothe station.His smilewas asunrise,bright andwarm.The cloudsdrifted lazilyacross thesky.Her footstepsechoed downthe narrowhallway.The starswinked atus from thenight sky.The chairwobbledwhen hesat down.The fogcrept silentlyacross thefield.Herbackpackslid off thechair and hitthe floor.He raced downthe street, hisheart poundinglike a drum.The waterfallroared as itcrashed intothe rocksbelow.The roomwas an ovenbymidafternoon.The cat curledup on thewindowsill,soaking in thesun.The ice meltedin the glass asthe sun shonethrough thewindow.He tracedthe outline ofthe carvingwith hisfinger.She openedher lockerand grabbedher sciencebook.Themountainsstood guardover thevalley below.Her voicewas velvet,smoothand soft.The moonlightpainted silverstreaksacross thewater.The rivercarved itsway throughthe valley.The sunstretched itsgolden armsacross themorning sky.The library wascompletelysilent except forthe sound ofturning pages.Fear grippedhim as hestepped ontothe stage.The silencewas so thickyou couldcut it with aknife.The windhowledthrough theemptystreets.The candleflickered andwent out witha soft sigh.The whistlescreamed asthe trainpulled intothe station.His smilewas asunrise,bright andwarm.The cloudsdrifted lazilyacross thesky.Her footstepsechoed downthe narrowhallway.The starswinked atus from thenight sky.The chairwobbledwhen hesat down.The fogcrept silentlyacross thefield.Herbackpackslid off thechair and hitthe floor.He raced downthe street, hisheart poundinglike a drum.The waterfallroared as itcrashed intothe rocksbelow.The roomwas an ovenbymidafternoon.The cat curledup on thewindowsill,soaking in thesun.The ice meltedin the glass asthe sun shonethrough thewindow.He tracedthe outline ofthe carvingwith hisfinger.She openedher lockerand grabbedher sciencebook.

Literal vs. 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. The mountains stood guard over the valley below.
  2. Her voice was velvet, smooth and soft.
  3. The moonlight painted silver streaks across the water.
  4. The river carved its way through the valley.
  5. The sun stretched its golden arms across the morning sky.
  6. The library was completely silent except for the sound of turning pages.
  7. Fear gripped him as he stepped onto the stage.
  8. The silence was so thick you could cut it with a knife.
  9. The wind howled through the empty streets.
  10. The candle flickered and went out with a soft sigh.
  11. The whistle screamed as the train pulled into the station.
  12. His smile was a sunrise, bright and warm.
  13. The clouds drifted lazily across the sky.
  14. Her footsteps echoed down the narrow hallway.
  15. The stars winked at us from the night sky.
  16. The chair wobbled when he sat down.
  17. The fog crept silently across the field.
  18. Her backpack slid off the chair and hit the floor.
  19. He raced down the street, his heart pounding like a drum.
  20. The waterfall roared as it crashed into the rocks below.
  21. The room was an oven by midafternoon.
  22. The cat curled up on the windowsill, soaking in the sun.
  23. The ice melted in the glass as the sun shone through the window.
  24. He traced the outline of the carving with his finger.
  25. She opened her locker and grabbed her science book.