English ReadingYear 4Reading

read y4 figurative

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What you'll learn

  1. 1

    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!

  2. 2

    If someone says 'I'm so hungry I could eat a horse', do they really mean a horse?

  3. 3

    Tap the words that are figurative — that paint a picture, not real.

  4. 4

    Let's read this sentence: 'The leaves danced in the wind.' 🍃

  5. 5

    Which sentence uses figurative language?

  6. 6

    Here's a simile: 'Her smile was as bright as the sun.' ☀️ That's figurative language too!

  7. 7

    What is figurative language?

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