Personification Practice
A Grade 6 ELA worksheet to help students identify and understand personification in literature.
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Read each question carefully and follow the instructions. This worksheet will help you practice identifying and understanding personification.
Personification is a figure of speech where human qualities or actions are attributed to inanimate objects or animals. It helps writers make descriptions more vivid and relatable.
1. Which sentence demonstrates personification?
The cat purred softly.
The wind howled its mournful song.
The boy ran quickly.
The flowers were colorful.
2. In the sentence, 'The old house groaned in the storm,' what is being personified?
The storm
The old house
The groan
Nothing
Complete the following sentences by adding a human quality or action to the object, creating personification.
3. The sun down on the sleeping town.
4. The tall trees in the gentle breeze.
5. My alarm clock at me every morning.
6. Read the sentence: 'The waves danced playfully on the shore.' Explain what is being personified and what human quality or action is given to it.
7. Write a short paragraph (3-5 sentences) describing a rainy day. Include at least two examples of personification in your description.
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