Name: ___________________________ Oxymoron Match Part I Match one word from column 1 and one from column 2 to form an oxymoron. Write the phrase in the blank. Column 1 Column 2 random chaos _ __________________________ sweet order _ __________________________ deafening estimate _ __________________________ almost secret _ __________________________ silent sorrow _ __________________________ open missing _ __________________________ seriously silence _ __________________________ controlled always _ __________________________ found funny _ __________________________ exact scream _ __________________________ Part II Pick three of the phrases you wrote above and explain why each is considered an oxymoron. ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ Copyright © 2014 K12reader.com. All Rights Reserved. Free for educational use at home or in classrooms. www.k12reader.com Key Name: ___________________________ Oxymoron Match Part I Match one word from column 1 and one from column 2 to form an oxymoron. Write the phrase in the blank. Column 1 Column 2 random chaos random order _ __________________________ sweet order sweet sorrow _ __________________________ deafening estimate deafening silence _ __________________________ almost secret almost always _ __________________________ silent sorrow silent scream _ __________________________ open missing open secret _ __________________________ seriously silence seriously funny _ __________________________ controlled always controlled chaos _ __________________________ found funny found missing _ __________________________ exact scream _ __________________________ exact estimate Part II Pick three of the phrases you wrote above and explain why each is considered an oxymoron. ____________________________________________________________________________ Student’s choice ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ Copyright © 2014 K12reader.com. All Rights Reserved. Free for educational use at home or in classrooms. www.k12reader.com