Oxymoron Fun!
Explore oxymorons with this engaging worksheet for second graders, focusing on identifying and creating these fun literary devices.
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2 Fill in the BlanksShort AnswerWord BankTrue / False
Standards
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.2.5.a
Topics
oxymoronfigurative languagevocabularyELAgrade 2
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Oxymoron Fun!
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An oxymoron is when two words that mean opposite things are put together. It makes a silly or interesting new phrase! Read each sentence and identify the oxymoron.
1. The silence in the room was loud.
2. The clown was serious.
3. Her room was a mess.
4. The secret was an secret.
5. What do you think 'jumbo shrimp' means?
Use these words to create your own oxymorons!
small
big
loud
quiet
true
false
open
secret
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9. 'Pretty ugly' is an oxymoron.
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True
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False