Middle school writers practice rewriting sentences using personification to add description and make the sentences more exciting!

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.

Have your learners practice identifying hyperboles with this fun, seasonal figurative language maze.

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

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

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.

Introduce your students to these common English idioms, used in the context of a sentence.

This resource makes matching idioms as easy as pie! ​Students will pair idioms based on their identical meaning.

An onomatopoeia is a word that imitates the sound it's describing. Search through this word search to find each comic book onomatopoeia!

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!

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

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

Get students thinking critically and creatively about character archetypes in the novels they’re reading with this engaging reading activity!

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.

This middle school worksheet gives students a chance to study real examples of allusion (mythological, biblical, literary, or historical), simile, personification, or metaphor. 

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.

Practice identifying metaphors with this fun, winter-themed figurative language maze!

Students will read metaphors and identify how the two things being compared are alike.

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

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

Kids complete sentences with idioms in this worksheet.