Understanding Oxymorons
A Grade 5 ELA worksheet to help students identify and understand oxymorons through various exercises.
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Read each section carefully and follow the instructions to complete the activities. This worksheet will help you understand and identify oxymorons.
An oxymoron is a figure of speech that combines two words with opposite meanings. It creates a surprising or thought-provoking effect. Think of it as a 'contradiction in terms.'
Examples: 'jumbo shrimp', 'living dead', 'pretty ugly'
1. Which of the following is an example of an oxymoron?
loud music
sweet sorrow
running fast
bright light
Read each sentence and underline the oxymoron. Then, write the oxymoron in the blank provided.
2. The silence in the room was .
3. She wore a dress to the party.
4. The comedian told a joke.
5. It was an decision to make.
Match the words on the left to create an oxymoron with the words on the right.
6. Act
a. impossible
7. Original
b. alone
8. Alone
c. copy
9. Pretty
d. ugly
10. Write two sentences using a different oxymoron in each. Underline the oxymoron in your sentences.