2nd - 4th Grade Common Core 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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!

Engage your students with food puns to excite their appetites and brains!

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.

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?

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Figurative Language.

Introduce your students to vocabulary words that will strengthen their descriptive writing!