English ReadingYear 4Reading
read y4 figurative
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What you'll learn
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Imagine you say 'I'm so hungry I could eat a horse!' 🐴 You don't really mean a horse — you're using FIGURATIVE language to paint a funny picture!
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If someone says 'I'm so hungry I could eat a horse', do they really mean a horse?
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Tap the words that are figurative — that paint a picture, not real.
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Let's read this sentence: 'The leaves danced in the wind.' 🍃
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Which sentence uses figurative language?
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Here's a simile: 'Her smile was as bright as the sun.' ☀️ That's figurative language too!
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What is figurative language?
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