Students will get to play with words as they explore a variety of oxymorons in this seriously fun worksheet! As kids explain the meaning of these contradictory terms, they’ll learn how figurative language can add humor and intrigue to their writing!

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?

Teach your students about contradictory phrases that go by the funny sounding name of "oxymoron." After your students match two words together to make oxymorons, they’ll write their own creative sentences using this fun figurative language

Help your students practice adding hyperbole into their writing.

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.

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.

Learn onomatopoeia while you experience an exciting video game quest!

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

Encourage creativity and critical thinking about the characters in The Hunger Games with this artistic extension activity!

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

This fantastically fun worksheet is a great way for students to practice using alliteration.

How is a grapefruit like a moon? They are both round! Students will identify which items are being compared in a metaphor, then describe one way they are alike.

This grammar worksheet gives students a chance to study real examples of figurative language in context, including similes, metaphors, idioms, and personification.

Help students learn and remember key types of figurative language with this convenient handout!

Have fun with hyperbole in this funny fill-in story-writing worksheet!

Put your creative side to work with this fun writing activity!

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

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

After completing this worksheet, you’ll know oxymorons inside out!

Middle school students will uncover the blueprints of every legendary tale as they learn, identify, and draw symbols for six different plot archetypes!

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

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

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

Practice using onomatopoeia like hiss, squeak, and boom in this fun language puzzle!

Alliteration is a fun way to play with language! Use this resource with your students to practice identifying examples of alliteration

It's time to change boring to extraordinary with hyperbole magic! Your fifth graders will enjoy rewriting simple statements using hyperbole to exaggerate. Once they finish, they will be the smartest students in the world.

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

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