Search Printable 5th Grade Reading Literature Language Worksheets

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

Your students will love getting creative as they turn ordinary statements into hyperboles.

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.

Transition words introduce new ideas and connect key elements in a story. In this exercise, your students will identify and use transition words in a series of sentences.

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

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

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.

EL students will read similes and identify how the two things being compared are alike.

If your students need more practice with onomatopoeia, this worksheet will provide them with examples of common animal sounds and related contexts.

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.

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

In this exercise, students will use linking verbs to write metaphors with support.

Students will learn common animal sound words in different languages!

In this worksheet, children read Danish storyteller Hans Christian Andersen's fairytale The Snowdrop, reimagined here as a drama.

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

What could be more fun than using hyperbole? Adding superlatives! Your students will have fun identifying both of these figures of speech in this worksheet.