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Figurative Language Practice
Figurative Language Practice
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Figurative Language Practice
Students will learn to identify and interpret similes, metaphors, and personification in writing.
3rd grade
Reading & Writing
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Mixed Practice: Similes and Metaphors #1
Mixed Practice: Similes and Metaphors #1
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Mixed Practice: Similes and Metaphors #1
Children work with two forms of figurative language in this grammar worksheet.
5th grade
Reading & Writing
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Similes: Easy as Pie
Similes: Easy as Pie
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Similes: Easy as Pie
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.
3rd grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Fall Figurative Language Task Cards
Fall Figurative Language Task Cards
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Fall Figurative Language Task Cards
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.
4th grade
Reading & Writing
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Simile or Metaphor
Simile or Metaphor
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Simile or Metaphor
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.
2nd grade
Reading & Writing
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Scrambled Similes
Scrambled Similes
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Scrambled Similes
This worksheet will help your child understand what similes are, and she'll even get to use her imagination to write some of her own!
5th grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Figurative Language in Context #1
Figurative Language in Context #1
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Figurative Language in Context #1
This grammar worksheet gives students a chance to study real examples of figurative language in context, including similes, metaphors, idioms, and personification.
6th grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Review: Metaphors and Similes
Review: Metaphors and Similes
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Review: Metaphors and Similes
Learners discover the magic of figurative language in this reading and writing exercise.
4th grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Similes: Clear as Crystal
Similes: Clear as Crystal
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Similes: Clear as Crystal
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.
3rd grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Mixed Practice: Similes and Metaphors #2
Mixed Practice: Similes and Metaphors #2
Worksheet
Mixed Practice: Similes and Metaphors #2
Children work with two forms of figurative language in this grammar worksheet.
5th grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Metaphors and Similes
Metaphors and Similes
Worksheet
Metaphors and Similes
Children are introduced to Tennyson the Turtle, a reptile who likes to use metaphors and similes, in this appealing worksheet!
4th grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Figurative Language in Context #2
Figurative Language in Context #2
Worksheet
Figurative Language in Context #2
This seventh-grade worksheet gives students a chance to study real examples of allusion (mythological, biblical, literary, or historical), simile, personification, or metaphor. 
7th grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Write Your Own Similes
Write Your Own Similes
Worksheet
Write Your Own Similes
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 skills.
2nd grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Silly Similes
Silly Similes
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Silly Similes
Let's get as silly as a goose with these similes! Students will get creative as they finish simple similes with this introductory worksheet. After they finish, give them a chance to share their favorites with the class!
2nd grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
The Twisted Ankle
The Twisted Ankle
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The Twisted Ankle
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?
2nd grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Making Sense of Figurative Language 1
Making Sense of Figurative Language 1
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Making Sense of Figurative Language 1
Your students will infer the meaning of unknown figurative language examples by using context clues.
3rd grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Examples of Similes
Examples of Similes
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Examples of Similes
Are you as quick as lightning? Learn about similes with this fun activity. Pick a simile and draw a picture to represent it.
5th grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Simile Scramble
Simile Scramble
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Simile Scramble
These similes got mixed up! With this simile worksheet, students will choose from a selection of words to complete the scrambled similes.
2nd grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
All About Metaphors
All About Metaphors
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All About Metaphors
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.
5th grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Making Sense of Figurative Language 2
Making Sense of Figurative Language 2
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Making Sense of Figurative Language 2
Children practice identifying and interpreting one type of figurative language, similes, in nine sample sentences.
3rd grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Reading & Understanding Similes
Reading & Understanding Similes
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Reading & Understanding Similes
EL students will read similes and identify how the two things being compared are alike.
5th grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Metaphor and Simile Search
Metaphor and Simile Search
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Metaphor and Simile Search
Get students thinking figuratively by having them connect their understanding of metaphors and similes to the books they read in class. Students will seek out a metaphor or simile in their reading, consider the quote's context, then explain what they thin
2nd grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Writing Similes with Linking Words
Writing Similes with Linking Words
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Writing Similes with Linking Words
Help your EL students use linking words to write similes!
5th grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Glossary: Similes with Linking Words
Glossary: Similes with Linking Words
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Glossary: Similes with Linking Words
Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Similes with Linking Words.
5th grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Vocabulary Cards: Similes with Linking Words
Vocabulary Cards: Similes with Linking Words
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Vocabulary Cards: Similes with Linking Words
Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Similes with Linking Words.
5th grade
Reading & Writing
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Similes Printable Worksheets

Ensure students’ grasp of figurative language is as good as gold with our similes worksheets. These worksheets cover everything from common linking words to using context clues to decipher similes. They also include practice for helping kids discern between similes and metaphors as well as support for EL students. Our similes worksheets will make teaching and learning similes as easy as ABC.