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.

Having fun with words and sounds! Extend your students’ experience with onomatopoeia by giving them words to sort and asking them to identify how an author could use specific words in their writing.

Predict what will happen during the championship game with this middle-grade worksheet all about foreshadowing!

Have a laugh (or a groan) with this fun figurative language worksheet all about puns!

BOOM! This worksheet is full of all kinds of sound-based words, from creaks to squeaks.

Learn about common patterns in storytelling with this middle-grade worksheet!

Inspire a love for creative language in fourth- and fifth-grade students!

Have some fun with the alphabet as you learn all about alliteration! Create an alliteration for every letter of the alphabet.

Practice identifying hyperboles in this spring-themed maze designed for middle-grade students!

Get ready, this activity transforms middle school students into experts at understanding and decoding characters in all their favorite stories!

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

Discover the roadmap for your favorite stories with this middle-grade worksheet on plot archetypes!

Strengthen reading comprehension and literary analysis skills with this sixth through eighth grade foreshadowing worksheet!

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.

Let the cold winter wind guide you to personification mastery with this fourth- through sixth-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?

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.

Don’t let allusions be your Achilles’ heel—practice interpreting and writing them with this seventh- and eighth-grade worksheet!

After introducing similes, give kids a chance to be creative with this writing activity! Students will have fun comparing all kinds of things of their choosing using the prompts, and you'll love watching them use and grow their figurative language ski

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

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

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

May the summer sun smile upon you as you complete this personification worksheet for fourth, fifth, and sixth graders!

Clap, splash, and zoom with this onomatopoeia crossword puzzle tailored for fourth and fifth graders!

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

Write an eloquent, nature-inspired personification poem with this guided worksheet for seventh graders!

Practice using personification with this autumnal worksheet created for fifth through eighth graders!

Explore figurative language in context with this personification worksheet designed for fifth through eigth graders! 

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.