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Page 1: Understanding Figurative Meaning - English Worksheets …€¦ · Norma barely survived her season of fashion famine. WORD

Name                                                                    Word Meanings 

CCSS.RI.8.4 |© www.EnglishWorksheetsLand.com

Understanding Figurative Meaning DIRECTIONS: Read each sentence below. Use context clues to determine what the word means. Write the definition on the lines 

1. Her reputation was tarnished when she got caught helping her best friend cheat on the exam.  WORD OR PHRASE  WHAT DO YOU THINK IT MEANS?  KIND OF FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE  

tarnished  

   

  

 

2. From the outside, their relationship looked sweet, simple and harmonious. No one could believe it when they announced their intentions to divorce.  WORD OR PHRASE  WHAT DO YOU THINK IT MEANS?  KIND OF FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE  

harmonious  

   

  

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Name                                                                    Word Meanings 

CCSS.RI.8.4 |© www.EnglishWorksheetsLand.com

  3. Even in preschool, Amelia was the aristocrat of the playground.  WORD OR PHRASE  WHAT DO YOU THINK IT MEANS?  KIND OF FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE  

aristocrat  

   

  

4. Norma barely survived her season of fashion famine.  WORD OR PHRASE  WHAT DO YOU THINK IT MEANS?  KIND OF FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE  

famine