Search Printable 5th Grade Reading Literature Language and Vocabulary Worksheets

In this engaging reading comprehension worrksheet, learners read an original two-page story and answer a set of comprehension questions.

Learners discover the magic of figurative language in this reading and writing exercise.

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.

This poem offers a fun, memorable example for students as they learn to interpret figurative language in works of poetry and literature.

Your little reader is sure to enjoy this selection from the children's classic, "The Secret Garden." She'll build her vocabulary and reading skills.

Embark on an adventure through the woods with the Mole, in this excerpt from Kenneth Grahame's charming book, The Wind in the Willows.

Get in the spooky spirit of Halloween with our vocab-packed copy of Edgar Allan Poe's "The Raven."

Beginning readers, enjoy this passage from Twain's classic "The Prince and the Pauper" and then complete some vocabulary and comprehension questions.

Use this worksheet to review figurative language! Students will write what they think each idiom on this worksheet means.

With this organizer, students will be able to find unfamiliar vocabulary as they read and use context clues to determine meaning.

Your students will have fun identifying the homophones in these hilarious puns!

"We can fly! We can fly" Your child may never fly, but they'll have a soaring good time with this Peter Pan story and worksheet.

Inspire your reluctant reader with this comprehension page, featuring a passage from a classic novel, Black Beauty.

Children are introduced to two beautiful examples of the power of words in this “I Have a Dream" Speech and "My Country ‘Tis of Thee" Song worksheet.

Use this short story to help your students practice identifying the root words "son" and "sect" in context.

Children read a passage from L. Frank Baum's classic The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, then answer a series of questions in this reading comprehension worksheet.

Young readers will enjoy this passage from Jack London's "All Gold Canyon." They'll complete some vocabulary and reading comprehension exercises too.

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

Students will learn to identify onomatopoeia using a word bank and context clues.

Use this worksheet to help your students understand patriotic songs, like an older national anthem.

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!

In this worksheet, students will read Carl Sandburg's poem "Fog," then analyze the poem for figurative language.

Students will read metaphors and identify how the two things being compared are alike.

Teach your students about hyperbole using music! First, let them practice interpreting hyperboles. Then, play a song (or provide lyrics) and invite them to listen for an example of hyperbole.