Revision exercises
Exercise 1
Complete these sentences with examples of personification to make them interesting for readers.
- The waves felt dreary.
- Clouds felt heavy.
- The train was angrily moving.
- Fear - Can't think of anything for fear.
- The bulldozer was energetic.
- Bells - Can't think anything for bells.
Exercise 2
Come up with a sound affect word for each of these
eg a racquet hitting a tennis ball = pock
1 an arrow hitting a target = thunk
2 cold water hitting a hot piece of metal = shh shh
3 a startled noise made by a bird. = twit twit
4 the sound made by an unhappy puppy = ngruueeh ngruueeh
5 a piece of paper being screwed up = shrrr
6 a juicy, ripe tomato hitting the floor after being dropped = splat
7 big waves hitting rocks = sloshed
8 tyres on a wet road = shpshpshp - hiss sound
Exercise 3
Sports reports often use alliteration in their headlines for impact.
Write five sports headlines for a newspaper. Use alliteration to give an impact.
Sport
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Headline
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Rugby
| The rugby player tackled, tripped and threw the ball. |
Hockey
| The ball slid, slammed and sprang back from the wall. |
Soccer
| The soccer player slid and smashed the ball. |
Golf
| The golfer watched while waiting for his turn. |
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