RL.3.4 Worksheets
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.3.4
:"Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, distinguishing literal from nonliteral language."
These worksheets can help students practice this Common Core State Standards skill.
Worksheets
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.
3rd grade
Reading & Writing
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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.
3rd grade
Reading & Writing
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Idioms: A Figure of Speech
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Idioms: A Figure of Speech
What does "when pigs fly" mean if pigs can't really fly? Kids use context clues to learn the meanings of common idioms on this third grade reading worksheet.
3rd grade
Reading & Writing
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A Christmas Carol: Symbolism
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A Christmas Carol: Symbolism
Symbolism in A Christmas Carol helps bring out the story's holiday messages. Learn about symbolism in A Christmas Carol with this worksheet.
3rd grade
Reading & Writing
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Graphic Organizer: Vocabulary Victories!
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Graphic Organizer: Vocabulary Victories!
This playful template includes space to write the definition of a vocabulary word, along with synonyms, antonyms, and an illustration.
3rd grade
Reading & Writing
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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.
3rd grade
Reading & Writing
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Vocabulary Practice: A Whale of a Problem
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Vocabulary Practice: A Whale of a Problem
Use this reading comprehension passage with your students to practice determining the meaning of unfamiliar words.
3rd grade
Reading & Writing
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Vocabulary Practice: Armando’s Goal
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Vocabulary Practice: Armando’s Goal
Use this reading comprehension exercise with your students to practice determining word meaning.
3rd grade
Reading & Writing
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Vocabulary Graphic Organizer
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Vocabulary Graphic Organizer
When your students come across a new or important word, use this worksheet to help them gain a better understanding of the word.
3rd grade
Reading & Writing
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Vocabulary Practice: Fiction Genre
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Vocabulary Practice: Fiction Genre
Use this resource to review important vocabulary terms in the genre of fiction.
3rd grade
Reading & Writing
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The Vocabulary Mystery
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The Vocabulary Mystery
Children will read a relatable story about a disappearing word, then practice sleuthing out the meanings of a few words on their own.
3rd grade
Reading & Writing
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My Vacation (Part One)
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My Vacation (Part One)
In this first-person narrative, a child looks forward to a first camping trip.
3rd grade
Reading & Writing
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Practice Understanding What You Read
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Practice Understanding What You Read
This selection of questions helps reinforce reading comprehension and highlights various elements of the story.
3rd grade
Reading & Writing
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My Vacation (Part Three)
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My Vacation (Part Three)
In the third installment of this narrative series, the family finally reaches their destination.
3rd grade
Reading & Writing
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Practice Your Reading Comprehension
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Practice Your Reading Comprehension
After reading the "My Vacation" series, use this worksheet to discover what you learned.
3rd grade
Reading & Writing
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Learn Vocabulary Words with Multiple Meanings
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Learn Vocabulary Words with Multiple Meanings
Find some words from My Vacation (Part Three) that have more than one meaning. Look at the way the word is used to figure out what it means.
3rd grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Reading the Pictures
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Reading the Pictures
Pick one thing from each of the "My Vacation series," then draw a picture to show what is happening.
3rd grade
Reading & Writing
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Vocabulary Cards: Using Adjectives and Similes to Describe
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Vocabulary Cards: Using Adjectives and Similes to Describe
Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Using Adjectives and Similes to Describe.
3rd grade
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Explaining Literal and Nonliteral Language
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Explaining Literal and Nonliteral Language
Use this worksheet to teach your students how to explain the meaning of literal and nonliteral language. Don’t forget the context clues!
3rd grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Animal Sounds Around the World
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Animal Sounds Around the World
Students will learn common animal sound words in different languages!
3rd grade
Reading & Writing
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Glossary: Using Adjectives and Similes to Describe
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Glossary: Using Adjectives and Similes to Describe
Glossary: Using Adjectives and Similes to Describe.
3rd grade
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Glossary: Working with Idioms
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Glossary: Working with Idioms
Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Working with Idioms.
3rd grade
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Vocabulary Cards: Working with Idioms
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Vocabulary Cards: Working with Idioms
Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Working with Idioms.
3rd grade
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Glossary: Idiom Meanings and Context Clues
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Glossary: Idiom Meanings and Context Clues
Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Idiom Meanings and Context Clues.
3rd grade
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Vocabulary Cards: Idiom Meanings and Context Clues
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Vocabulary Cards: Idiom Meanings and Context Clues
Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Idiom Meanings and Context Clues.
3rd grade
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Literal and Nonliteral Language
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Literal and Nonliteral Language
Use this worksheet to teach your students to write compound sentences with the support of sentence frames as they differentiate between literal and nonliteral meanings of idioms. Don’t forget the context clues!
3rd grade
Reading & Writing
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