HYPERBOLE
Figurative Language w Level 4
Figurative Language w Level 4Name _____________________________________ Date ____/____/____ Score _____
Directions: Print an "X" next to each sentence that is an example of hyperbole.
____We waited for the bus so long that our feet got very cold.
We waited for the bus so long that our feet got very cold.____We waited for the bus so long that our feet froze to the pavement.
We waited for the bus so long that our feet froze to the pavement.____We waited for the bus so long that it was hard to wiggle our toes.
We waited for the bus so long that it was hard to wiggle our toes.____Keith's car is faster than Jerome's car.
Keith's car is faster than Jerome's car.____Keith's car is the fastest one money can buy.
Keith's car is the fastest one money can buy.____Keith's car moves at the speed of light.
Keith's car moves at the speed of light.____The baby's crying woke up the whole city.
The baby's crying woke up the whole city.____The baby's crying woke up her parents.
The baby's crying woke up her parents.____The baby's crying gave her parents a headache.
The baby's crying gave her parents a headache.____My room was so messy that my parents complained.
My room was so messy that my parents complained.____My room was so messy that it took two hours to clean it.
My room was so messy that it took two hours to clean it.____My room was so messy that a school bus could get lost in it.
My room was so messy that a school bus could get lost in it.____That spicy salad dressing made my eyes pop out.
That spicy salad dressing made my eyes pop out.____That spicy salad dressing made my tongue burn.
That spicy salad dressing made my tongue burn.____That spicy salad dressing made my eyes water.
That spicy salad dressing made my eyes water.____Amy's house is so big she can practice piano without bothering others.
Amy's house is so big she can practice piano without bothering others.____Amy's house is so big that her family has their own ZIP code.
Amy's house is so big that her family has their own ZIP code.____Amy's house is big enough for five children to have their own rooms.
Amy's house is big enough for five children to have their own rooms.