1st - 4th Grade Figurative Language Resources

If your students need support in matching obscure words with the deeper meaning, invite them to use the clues on this worksheet to match words and phrases with their corresponding meanings.

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.

Students hone their ability to spot literary devices with this fun, winter-themed figurative language maze!

BOOM! This worksheet is full of all kinds of sound-based words, from creaks to squeaks.

Students will learn to identify and interpret similes, metaphors, and personification in writing.

Children will practice bringing excitement to their writing in this fun figurative language worksheet.

Give your learners some fun figurative language practice with this worksheet featuring summer-themed similes!

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.

Children will practice bringing excitement to their writing in this fun figurative language worksheet.

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?

Children are introduced to Tennyson the Turtle, a reptile who likes to use metaphors and similes, in this appealing worksheet!

Your kids will have fun learning about hyperbole and writing some of their own exaggerations along the way!

Use this resource with your students to practice using context clues to determine the meaning of idioms.

Your students will infer the meaning of unknown figurative language examples by using context clues.

In this worksheet, learners will practice identifying metaphors as they color in the logs that contain them.

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

Alliteration is a type of figurative language that is often used in poetry. Use this classic poem with your students to practice identifying alliteration in context.

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

Aren't alliterations awesome? Have a little phonics fun by finishing these alliterations.

Children practice identifying and interpreting one type of figurative language, similes, in nine sample sentences.

Learners will have fun honing their language and grammar skills with this fall-themed figurative language maze!

In this two-page worksheet, learners will use context clues to decipher the meaning of idioms used on literal and non-literal contexts.