When your students read this exaggerated tale, they will find a ton of hyperboles!

Challenge your students to find the definitions of each homograph that give these puns their double meaning.

An onomatopoeia is a word that imitates the sound it's describing. Search through this word search to find each comic book onomatopoeia!

When your students read this silly poem, they will find examples of hyperbole. Then, they will make a connection to another language concept: superlatives!

Puns offer kids the chance to have fun with figurative language! Your students will giggle as they find homophones in each of these silly puns.

Challenge your students to use what they know about idioms to find the double meaning in these silly puns. They will ‘get a kick’ out of it!

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?

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.

Many idioms are a dime a dozen. Give kids a chance to flex their figurative language skills and creativity by having them write and illustrate their very own idioms. Students will find that time really does fly when they're having fun!

Search this puzzle for animal onomatopoeias. An onomatopoeia is a word that imitates the sound that it's describing. These words are sounds made by animals!

Search this puzzle for onomatopoeias of animal sounds in other languages! How do they compare to the onomatopoeias you know?

Students study real examples of verbal irony, puns, personification, and allusions in context with this middle grades worksheet! 

Practice identifying metaphors with this fun, winter-themed figurative language maze!

Listen to burgers sizzle and rain patter in this camping-themed onomatopoeia worksheet, designed for fourth and fifth graders!

Make a splash with this summer-themed figurative language worksheet for fourth and fifth graders!

Practice identifying metaphors with this fun, summer-themed figurative language maze!

Give your learners some fun figurative language practice with this Valentine's Day-themed metaphors maze!

Practice identifying hyperbole with this engaging winter-themed figurative language maze!

Let your figurative language skills blossom with this middle-grade springtime metaphor maze! 

Discover the interesting and sometimes humorous world of oxymorons with this fun maze activity!

Invite learners to practice identifying examples of hyperbole with this fun Earth Day maze!

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

Become as clever as a fox as you learn to identify and interpret similes and metaphors!

Collect examples of personification as you read with this helpful worksheet!

After finishing Rick Riordan’s The Lightning Thief, students reflect on the author's use of dialogue and literary techniques to drive the story.