RL.5.4 Worksheets, Workbooks, Lesson Plans, and Games
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.5.4
:"Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative language such as metaphors and similes."
These worksheets, lesson plans, exercises, and teacher editions can help students practice this Common Core State Standards skill.
Worksheets
Reading Comprehension: All Gold Canyon
Worksheet
Reading Comprehension: All Gold Canyon
Young readers will enjoy this passage from Jack London's "All Gold Canyon." They'll complete some vocabulary and reading comprehension exercises too.
5th Grade
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Reading Comprehension: Black Beauty
Worksheet
Reading Comprehension: Black Beauty
Inspire your reluctant reader with this comprehension page, featuring a passage from a classic novel, Black Beauty.
5th Grade
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Reading Comprehension: The Prince and the Pauper
Worksheet
Reading Comprehension: The Prince and the Pauper
Beginning readers, enjoy this passage from Twain's classic "The Prince and the Pauper" and then complete some vocabulary and comprehension questions.
5th Grade
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The Raven
Worksheet
The Raven
Get in the spooky spirit of Halloween with our vocab-packed copy of Edgar Allan Poe's "The Raven."
5th Grade
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Double, Double, Toil and Trouble...
Worksheet
Double, Double, Toil and Trouble...
Read one of Shakespeare's most famous scenes, then take a guess at the meaning of the language. Say it with me: "Double, double, toil and trouble..."
5th Grade
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A Nation’s Strength
Worksheet
A Nation’s Strength
In this reading and writing worksheet about the poem “A Nation’s Strength” by William Ralph Emerson, students will use their understanding of figurative language to identify and define metaphors and difficult vocabulary.
5th Grade
Worksheet
Lesson Plans
Soulful Similes and Musical Metaphors
Lesson plan
Soulful Similes and Musical Metaphors
Baby, you're a firework! In this musical lesson, your students will use context clues to determine the meaning of similes and metaphors in popular music. They will then use this knowledge to write their own metaphors and similes.
5th Grade
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Simile for Me!
Lesson plan
Simile for Me!
Swift as a coursing river, your students will get the hang of similes with this creativity-fueled writing lesson. Featuring a bunch of fun worksheets, these activities are sure to keep young learners engaged.
5th Grade
Lesson plan
I SHAMPOO C: Figurative Language
Lesson plan
I SHAMPOO C: Figurative Language
Do your students have trouble understanding the main types of figurative language? This lesson will teach them about I SHAMPOO C, an acronym used to to remember nine of the main types with ease.
5th Grade
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Dive Into Context Clues
Lesson plan
Dive Into Context Clues
Help your students flex their vocabulary muscles with this lesson on using context clues. By deciphering the meanings of different nonsense words, young readers will greatly improve their comprehension skills.
5th Grade
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Simile vs. Metaphor
Lesson plan
Simile vs. Metaphor
Do your students struggle with similes and metaphors? Do they have trouble identifying the two different types of analogies? This lesson will help simplify the two and put an end to the confusion.
5th Grade
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Onomatopoeia Practice
Lesson plan
Onomatopoeia Practice
Does onomatopoeia BANG your students up or cause them to want to BARF? Help them out with this comical lesson on the well-known figurative device. Students will have a fun time completing worksheets and using onomatopoeias themselves.
5th Grade
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Workbooks
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Games
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Exercises
Onomatopoeia
Exercise
Onomatopoeia
Students will have a blast playing with this exercise that shows how spelling onomatopoeias comes from real-life sounds.
5th Grade
Exercise
Teacher Editions
Daily 6-Trait Writing, Grade 5: Word Choice, Sentence Fluency, and Voice
Teacher Edition
Daily 6-Trait Writing, Grade 5: Word Choice, Sentence Fluency, and Voice
Catapult students’ writing abilities forward with every page!
Teacher Edition
A Word a Day, Grade 5: Weeks 25–36
Teacher Edition
A Word a Day, Grade 5: Weeks 25–36
Set your fifth grader on a path to word mastery with this teacher edition vocabulary workbook by Evan-Moor!
Teacher Edition
A Word a Day, Grade 5: Weeks 13–24
Teacher Edition
A Word a Day, Grade 5: Weeks 13–24
Are you ready to spark your fifth grader's love for language? Check out this teacher edition vocabulary workbook by Evan-Moor!
Teacher Edition
A Word a Day, Grade 5: Weeks 1–12
Teacher Edition
A Word a Day, Grade 5: Weeks 1–12
Give your fifth grader the power to shine, one new word at a time, with this teacher edition vocabulary workbook by Evan-Moor!
Teacher Edition
