hissing of a kettle I onomatopoeia The storm clouds angrily gathered. O personification The car whizzed past. N onomatopoeia As cold as ice O simile He is a shining star B Metaphor The fire swallowed the house. N personification The crowd cheered with a loud yay! O onomatopoeia To my dog, the park was like the Garden of Eden. allusion Hit the hay idiom She felt like she won the golden ticket allusion As clean as a whistle G Simile Busy as a bee N Simile The clock ticked impatiently. G personification The moon watched over us. B personification Break a leg I idiom barking up the wrong tree B idiom The classroom was a zoo O metaphor I have some time to kill Idiom They called him the Grinch for hating Christmas songs. allusion Fighting like cats and dogs B Simile The snowflakes danced in the wind. I personification Chatter B onomatopoeia Jim was a Good Samaritan O allusion Maria is a chicken I metaphor As brave as a lion I simile Chocolate is my kryptonite. G allusion Spill the beans N idiom His Heart of Stone G Metaphor The clock ticked steadily. G onomatopoeia hissing of a kettle I onomatopoeia The storm clouds angrily gathered. O personification The car whizzed past. N onomatopoeia As cold as ice O simile He is a shining star B Metaphor The fire swallowed the house. N personification The crowd cheered with a loud yay! O onomatopoeia To my dog, the park was like the Garden of Eden. allusion Hit the hay idiom She felt like she won the golden ticket allusion As clean as a whistle G Simile Busy as a bee N Simile The clock ticked impatiently. G personification The moon watched over us. B personification Break a leg I idiom barking up the wrong tree B idiom The classroom was a zoo O metaphor I have some time to kill Idiom They called him the Grinch for hating Christmas songs. allusion Fighting like cats and dogs B Simile The snowflakes danced in the wind. I personification Chatter B onomatopoeia Jim was a Good Samaritan O allusion Maria is a chicken I metaphor As brave as a lion I simile Chocolate is my kryptonite. G allusion Spill the beans N idiom His Heart of Stone G Metaphor The clock ticked steadily. G onomatopoeia
(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. 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.
I-I onomatopoeia
I-hissing of a kettle
O-O personification
O-The storm clouds angrily gathered.
N-N
onomatopoeia
N-The car whizzed past.
O-O simile
O-As cold as ice
B-B Metaphor
B-He is a shining star
N-N personification
N-The fire swallowed the house.
O-O
onomatopoeia
O-The crowd cheered with a loud yay!
I-
allusion
I-To my dog, the park was like the Garden of Eden.
N-
idiom
N-Hit the hay
B-
allusion
B-She felt like she won the golden ticket
G-G Simile
G-As clean as a whistle
N-N Simile
N-Busy as a bee
G-G personification
G-The clock ticked impatiently.
B-B personification
B-The moon watched over us.
I-I idiom
I-Break a leg
B-B idiom
B-barking up the wrong tree
O-O metaphor
O-The classroom was a zoo
G-Idiom
G-I have some time to kill
O-
allusion
O-They called him the Grinch for hating Christmas songs.
B-B Simile
B-Fighting like cats and dogs
I-I personification
I-The snowflakes danced in the wind.
B-B
onomatopoeia
B-Chatter
O-O allusion
O-Jim was a Good Samaritan
I-I metaphor
I-Maria is a chicken
I-I simile
I-As brave as a lion
G-G allusion
G-Chocolate is my kryptonite.
N-N idiom
N-Spill the beans
G-G Metaphor
G-His Heart of Stone
G-G
onomatopoeia
G-The clock ticked steadily.