L.4.5.A Worksheets
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.4.5.A
:"Explain the meaning of simple similes and metaphors (e.g., as pretty as a picture) in context."
These worksheets can help students practice this Common Core State Standards skill.
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What is Onomatopoeia?
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What is Onomatopoeia?
BOOM! This worksheet is full of all kinds of sound-based words, from creaks to squeaks.
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Simile or Metaphor
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Simile or Metaphor
Can you tell the difference between a simile and a metaphor? Students will seek to distinguish between—and determine the meanings of—simple similes and metaphors with this multiple choice activity.
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Vocabulary Cards: Poetic Personification
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Vocabulary Cards: Poetic Personification
Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Poetic Personification.
4th Grade
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Glossary: Poetic Personification
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Glossary: Poetic Personification
Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Poetic Personification.
4th Grade
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Mixed Practice: Similes and Metaphors #2
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Mixed Practice: Similes and Metaphors #2
Children work with two forms of figurative language in this grammar worksheet.
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Similes: Clear as Crystal
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Similes: Clear as Crystal
As quiet as a mouse or as quiet as a cucumber? Kids will learn the definition of a simile, then use pictures as clues to complete the similes.
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Idioms: Tell Us What You Think!
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Idioms: Tell Us What You Think!
Use this worksheet to review figurative language! Students will write what they think each idiom on this worksheet means.
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Animal Metaphors
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Animal Metaphors
This worksheet is a beast! That's a metaphor, and your child will be writing their own metaphors in no time, then they can use them in a poem.
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Mixed Practice: Similes and Metaphors #1
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Mixed Practice: Similes and Metaphors #1
Children work with two forms of figurative language in this grammar worksheet.
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What Is a Metaphor?
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What Is a Metaphor?
In this worksheet, learners will practice identifying metaphors as they color in the logs that contain them.
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Figurative Language Practice
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Figurative Language Practice
Students will learn to identify and interpret similes, metaphors, and personification in writing.
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Figurative Language Maze: Fall Similes
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Figurative Language Maze: Fall Similes
Learners will have fun honing their language and grammar skills with this fall-themed figurative language maze!
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Metaphor and Simile Search
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Metaphor and Simile Search
Get students thinking figuratively by having them connect their understanding of metaphors and similes to the books they read in class. Students will seek out a metaphor or simile in their reading, consider the quote's context, then explain what they
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My Own Idiom
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My Own Idiom
Many idioms are a dime a dozen. Give kids a chance to flex their figurative language skills and creativity by having them write and illustrate their very own idioms. Students will find that time really does fly when they're having fun!
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Metaphors and Similes
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Metaphors and Similes
Children are introduced to Tennyson the Turtle, a reptile who likes to use metaphors and similes, in this appealing worksheet!
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Similes: Easy as Pie
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Similes: Easy as Pie
If someone loses their glasses, are they as blind as a bee or a bat? This fill-in-the-blank worksheet introduces your child to popular similes.
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Draw a Picture! Examples of Similes
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Draw a Picture! Examples of Similes
Are you as quick as lightning? Learn about similes with this fun activity. Pick a simile and draw a picture to represent it.
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Figurative Language Maze: Summer Similes
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Figurative Language Maze: Summer Similes
Give your learners some fun figurative language practice with this worksheet featuring summer-themed similes!
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Figurative Language Maze: Winter Similes
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Figurative Language Maze: Winter Similes
Students hone their ability to spot literary devices with this fun, winter-themed figurative language maze!
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Metaphors in Context
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Metaphors in Context
Use this activity to help students find and decipher metaphors in the context of short passages. Students will read the passages, record what is being compared in each, and then seek to explain the metaphors' meanings in their own words.
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Write Your Own Metaphors
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Write Your Own Metaphors
Give kids a chance to think creatively about metaphors by letting them write their own! Students will stretch their imaginations and figurative language skills as they think of ways to describe their class, bedroom, and more.
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Silly Similes
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Silly Similes
Let's get as silly as a goose with these similes! Students will get creative as they finish simple similes with this introductory worksheet. After they finish, give them a chance to share their favorites with the class!
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