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Hyperbole Fun!

A worksheet to help first-grade students understand and identify hyperbole through various exercises.

Grade 1 ELA GrammarLanguage and VocabularyLanguageFigurative LanguageHyperbole
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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.1.5.a

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ELAGrammarFigurative LanguageHyperboleGrade 1
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Hyperbole Fun!

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Read each question carefully and follow the instructions. Remember, hyperbole is an exaggeration!

What is Hyperbole?

Hyperbole is when you say something in a way that makes it sound much bigger or more important than it really is. It's an exaggeration! It's used to make a point or to be funny. For example, if you say "I'm so hungry I could eat a horse!" you don't really mean you will eat a horse, you just mean you are very, very hungry!

1. Which sentence uses hyperbole?

a

My backpack is heavy.

b

My backpack weighs a ton!

c

My backpack is red.

d

My backpack has books.

Read the sentence. Is it an example of hyperbole? Circle True or False.

2. I ran faster than a cheetah to get to school.

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True

F

False

3. Complete the hyperbole. I am so tired, I could sleep for a  .

4. Write your own sentence using hyperbole to describe how cold you are.