Your students will infer the meaning of unknown figurative language examples by using context clues.

Introduce your students to these common English idioms, used in the context of a sentence.

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.

Use this resource with your students to practice using context clues to determine the meaning of idioms.

Use context clues to guess the meaning of idioms in this figurative language worksheet!

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.

In this two-page worksheet, learners will use context clues to decipher the meaning of idioms used on literal and non-literal contexts.

Put all your Easter eggs in this worksheet! Help your students use the context of a sentence to discover the meaning of these Easter idioms.

This exercise will get your students inferring the meaning of unknown metaphors.

Children draw the literal meaning of a few idiomatic expressions as they consider their true social meaning.

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!

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.

In this grammar worksheet, learners will enjoy writing what each idiom means figuratively, then drawing a picture to illustrate its meaning.

Similes are all around us—sometimes you just need a little context to know how to decipher them! This lighthearted story about a twisted ankle contains two hidden similes. Can your students find them?

Get fourth and fifth graders' creativity flowing with this personification worksheet! 

Alliteration is a type of figurative language that is often used in poetry. Use this classic poem with your students to practice identifying alliteration in context.

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

Students will get to play with words as they explore a variety of oxymorons in this seriously fun worksheet! As kids explain the meaning of these contradictory terms, they’ll learn how figurative language can add humor and intrigue to their writing!

Use this awfully good worksheet about using an oxymoron to inspire creative writing.

Introduce your students to some common English idioms and their meanings.

This wonderful worksheet is a great way for students to practice using alliteration!

This fantastically fun worksheet is a great way for students to practice using alliteration.

Kids practice using idioms in this figurative language worksheet.

Successful students set sail with alliteration! Use this resource with your students to practice writing sentences using alliteration.

Help your students use homonyms to write their own puns as they practice using figurative language with this fun activity!

Help your students practice using two antonyms to create an oxymoron.

Practice using onomatopoeia like hiss, squeak, and boom in this fun language puzzle!

Your mind will burst with knowledge after completing this hyperbole activity! Turn normal skills and traits into larger-than-life abilities using exaggeration.

Use this worksheet to provide students with even more practice using both homophones and homonyms as they identify and write their own puns!