Children work with two forms of figurative language in this grammar worksheet.

Children work with two forms of figurative language in this grammar worksheet.

Children practice identifying and interpreting one type of figurative language, similes, in nine sample sentences.

Try your hand at writing similes with this third-grade worksheet!

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?

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.

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.

Can you tell the difference between a simile and a metaphor? Students will seek to distinguish between—and determine the meanings of—simple similes and metaphors with this multiple choice activity.