L.5.5 Worksheets
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.5.5
:"Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings."
These worksheets can help students practice this Common Core State Standards skill.
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Creating Word Banks
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Creating Word Banks
Use this word bank to identify 10 alternatives for the words "said," "sad," and "went.
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Synonym City #2
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Synonym City #2
Learners return to "Syn City" in this playful word-meaning worksheet.
5th Grade
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Wishing for Synonyms
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Wishing for Synonyms
Make a wish! Learners practice sorting synonyms for health, happiness, and wealth in this extra-magical grammar worksheet.
5th Grade
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Synonym City #1
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Synonym City #1
Learners visit "Syn City" in this playful word-meaning worksheet.
5th Grade
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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.
5th Grade
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Synonyms for Happy
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Synonyms for Happy
In this worksheet, children will draw from a word bank of synonyms for the adjective "happy" to complete 10 sentences.
4th Grade
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Fall Figurative Language Task Cards
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Fall Figurative Language Task Cards
Ideal for fourth and fifth graders, this worksheet includes figurative language examples and definitions on the first page, and a second full page of questions and tasks that can be used to check for understanding.
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.
5th Grade
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Examples of Hyperbole! Part 2
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Examples of Hyperbole! Part 2
Children will practice bringing excitement to their writing in this fun language and vocabulary worksheet.
2nd Grade
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Happy or Excited? Emotion Synonym Matching
Interactive Worksheet
Happy or Excited? Emotion Synonym Matching
Children build their understanding of synonyms in this SEL-meets-vocabulary worksheet.
Interactive Worksheet
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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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!
5th Grade
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What Is an Analogy?
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What Is an Analogy?
Analogies are a way of describing the similarities between two things by comparing them.
4th Grade
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Match the Synonyms: Level 3
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Match the Synonyms: Level 3
Learners build language and vocabulary skills while identifying synonyms in this fun matching activity!
5th Grade
Interactive Worksheet
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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Examples of Hyperbole! Part 1
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Examples of Hyperbole! Part 1
Children will practice bringing excitement to their writing in this fun language and vocabulary worksheet.
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!
5th Grade
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Match the Antonyms: Level 3
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Match the Antonyms: Level 3
In the third installment of this fun vocabulary-building worksheet, students will match words to their opposites, or antonyms!
5th Grade
Interactive Worksheet
Word Choice: Using Synonyms
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Word Choice: Using Synonyms
This synonym exercise will help students learn to think of many alternatives for one word and select the best one.
5th Grade
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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.
3rd Grade
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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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Examples of Similes
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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
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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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Figurative Language Handout
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Figurative Language Handout
Help students learn and remember key types of figurative language with this convenient handout!
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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!
Interactive Worksheet
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!
Interactive Worksheet
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!
Interactive Worksheet
Vocabulary Toolkit: Vocabulary Connections Map
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Vocabulary Toolkit: Vocabulary Connections Map
Encourage students to make connections as they learn new vocabulary with this Vocabulary Connections Map.
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Match the Meaning
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Match the Meaning
If your students need support in matching obscure words with the deeper meaning, invite them to use the clues on this worksheet to match words and phrases with their corresponding meanings.
Interactive Worksheet
Play on Words
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Play on Words
Learners will practice identifying and decoding figurative language as they read and decipher five practice sentences.
4th Grade
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