Hyperbole
These worksheets focus on hyperbole, or exaggerated phrases. Students can practice using hyperbole to develop their creative writing skills.
Hyperbole Cafe is a fun poem about a restaurant that serves bowls of soup deeper than the sea and bread that's longer than a train! Following the poem are two pages of hyperbole worksheets.
5th Grade
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Write a sentence with hyperbole for each item. For example, if a student is give the words, "an old computer," they might write, "My computer is older than the dinosaurs."
2nd through 4th Grades
On the top half of the worksheet, students must tell which sentences have hyperbole and which ones do not. On the bottom half, they write their own hyperbole sentences.
2nd through 4th Grades
Students re-write each sentence and add exaggeration.
2nd through 4th Grades
Keep track of examples of hyperbole as you read with this handy log. It includes a definition of the word, along with boxes to write the example, your interpretation, and a citation.
2nd through 8th Grades
Teaching idioms and hyperbole go hand-in-hand. Use these worksheets to teach kids about expressions that cannot be taken literally.
Similes and MetaphorsThese printables contain figurative language lessons on similes and metaphors.
Literary DevicesLooking for more resources on literary devices, including personification and allusion? Click here!
