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.
Worksheets
All About Metaphors
Worksheet
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.
5th grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Hyperbole
Worksheet
Hyperbole
Your mind will burst with knowledge after completing this hyperbole activity! Turn normal skills and traits into lager-than-life abilities using exaggeration.
5th grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
What is Hyperbole?
Worksheet
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
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Examples of Hyperbole! Part 1
Worksheet
Examples of Hyperbole! Part 1
Children will practice bringing excitement to their writing in this fun language and vocabulary worksheet.
5th grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Hyperbole Story
Worksheet
Hyperbole Story
Most great stories are exaggerated to make them seem even more exciting or crazy. Help your child understand hyperbole with this fill-in-the-blank activity.
5th grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Animal Metaphors
Worksheet
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.
3rd grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Mixed Practice: Similes and Metaphors #1
Worksheet
Mixed Practice: Similes and Metaphors #1
Children work with two forms of figurative language in this grammar worksheet.
5th grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Similes for Kids
Worksheet
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
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Examples of Similes
Worksheet
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.
5th grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Expressions Explained
Worksheet
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.
4th grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Similes: Clear as Crystal
Worksheet
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.
3rd grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Scrambled Similes
Worksheet
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!
5th grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Obvious Oxymoron
Worksheet
Obvious Oxymoron
Use this awfully good worksheet about using an oxymoron to inspire creative writing.
4th grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Oxymoron Creations
Worksheet
Oxymoron Creations
Help your students practice using two antonyms to create an oxymoron.
4th grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Homophonic Puns
Worksheet
Homophonic Puns
Use this worksheet to help students practice understanding homophonic puns.
4th grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Homographic Puns
Worksheet
Homographic Puns
Help students understand homographic puns and how to use them.
4th grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Mixed Practice: Similes and Metaphors #2
Worksheet
Mixed Practice: Similes and Metaphors #2
Children work with two forms of figurative language in this grammar worksheet.
5th grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Bad Hare Day Easter Puns
Worksheet
Bad Hare Day Easter Puns
This Easter worksheet will help students practice understanding the meaning of puns.
4th grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Eggsciting Easter Puns
Worksheet
Eggsciting Easter Puns
Use this worksheet to help students practice understanding the meaning of Easter puns.
4th grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Analyzing Poetry: “‘Hope’ is the thing with feathers" by Emily Dickinson
Worksheet
Analyzing Poetry: “‘Hope’ is the thing with feathers" by Emily Dickinson
Practice analyzing poetry with one of Emily Dickinson’s most popular poems!
5th grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Reading Comprehension: No Sudden Moves
Worksheet
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.
5th grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Seriously Funny Oxymorons
Worksheet
Seriously Funny Oxymorons
Get ready for some serious fun! Your students will be amused as they learn to identify oxymorons in sentences. Then, they will write their own.
5th grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Hunting for Hyperbole
Worksheet
Hunting for Hyperbole
Help your students practice adding hyperbole into their writing.
5th grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Examples of Hyperbole! Part 2
Worksheet
Examples of Hyperbole! Part 2
Children will practice bringing excitement to their writing in this fun language and vocabulary worksheet.
2nd grade
Reading & Writing
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