Hyperbole: Finding the Exaggeration Worksheet Download
This language arts worksheet practices finding hyperbole. Every sentence has one exaggeration in it, and students choose which of three parts of the sentence is the hyperbole.
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Hyperbole: Finding the Exaggeration
Students read sentences that use hyperbole and choose the words that exaggerate from three parts of the sentence.
About this worksheet
Students read sentences that use hyperbole and choose the words that exaggerate from three parts of the sentence.
Student objectives
- Find the hyperbole in a sentence
- Tell the exaggerated words from the literal ones
- Read each part of a sentence closely
- Explain what makes a statement an exaggeration
Everyday practice
- Noticing the exaggeration in a friend's story
- Reading a tall tale
- Spotting hyperbole in a cartoon
- Understanding a coach who says practice lasted forever