L.5.5.A Worksheets
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.5.5.A
:"Interpret figurative language, including similes and metaphors, in context."
These worksheets can help students practice this Common Core State Standards skill.
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All About Metaphors
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All About Metaphors
This worksheet is a slam dunk for metaphors! Your young writer will learn what makes up a metaphor, and then practice making a few of their own.
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Reading Comprehension: No Sudden Moves
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Reading Comprehension: No Sudden Moves
In this engaging reading comprehension worrksheet, learners read an original two-page story and answer a set of comprehension questions.
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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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Analyzing Poetry: “‘Hope’ is the thing with feathers" by Emily Dickinson
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Analyzing Poetry: “‘Hope’ is the thing with feathers" by Emily Dickinson
Practice analyzing poetry with one of Emily Dickinson’s most popular poems!
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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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What is Hyperbole?
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What is Hyperbole?
Take things to the extreme with this hyperbole practice sheet! Learn to use exaggeration to make your writing more descriptive.
5th Grade
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Hyperbole Story
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Hyperbole Story
Have fun with hyperbole in this funny fill-in story-writing worksheet!
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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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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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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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Similes for Kids
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Similes for Kids
Students will practice creating sentences using both like and as, filling in the blanks with figurative language of their own.
5th Grade
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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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Expressions Explained
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Expressions Explained
Are you so hungry you could eat a horse? Your students will have fun identifying the examples of hyperbole and idioms in this worksheet.
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Personification: Examples in Context
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Personification: Examples in Context
Collect examples of personification as you read with this helpful worksheet!
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Personification in Context
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Personification in Context
Explore figurative language in context with this personification worksheet designed for fifth through eigth graders!
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Personification Practice: Fall Orchard Adventures
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Personification Practice: Fall Orchard Adventures
Practice using personification with this autumnal worksheet created for fifth through eighth graders!
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Personification: Bring Your Writing to Life
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Personification: Bring Your Writing to Life
Put your creative side to work with this fun writing activity!
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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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Scrambled Similes
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Scrambled Similes
This worksheet will help your child understand what similes are, and she'll even get to use her imagination to write some of her own!
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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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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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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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Figurative Language: Alliteration in Context
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Figurative Language: Alliteration in Context
Alliteration is a type of figurative language that is often used to engage a reader’s senses. Use this resource with your students to practice identifying examples of alliteration in context.
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Hunting for Hyperbole
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Hunting for Hyperbole
Help your students practice adding hyperbole into their writing.
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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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