What does "when pigs fly" mean if pigs can't really fly? Kids use context clues to learn the meanings of common idioms on this third grade reading worksheet.

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.

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.

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.

Use this worksheet to teach your students to write compound sentences with the support of sentence frames as they differentiate between literal and nonliteral meanings of idioms. Don’t forget the context clues!

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

Children work with two forms of figurative language in this grammar worksheet.

Use context clues to guess the meaning of idioms in this figurative language worksheet!

In this grammar worksheet, learners will enjoy writing what each idiom means figuratively, then drawing a picture to illustrate its meaning.

Children draw the literal meaning of a few idiomatic expressions as they consider their true social meaning.

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

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

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

Children will love coming up with creative drawings that depict common idioms literally in this engaging grammar worksheet.

Children work with two forms of figurative language in this grammar worksheet.

Children will discover how figurative language can enliven writing in this fun cut-and-paste worksheet.