Figurative Language Worksheets : Page 2

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

Introduce readers to the poem “O Captain! My Captain!” by American poet Walt Whitman with this seventh-grade reading comprehension worksheet! 

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

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

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

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

This poem offers a fun, memorable example for students as they learn to interpret figurative language in works of poetry and literature.

Introduce readers to the poem "The Song of Wandering Aengus" by William Butler Yeats with this poetry analysis worksheet!
 

Learners use their background knowledge and sentence-based context clues to determine the meaning of more common allusions.

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

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

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

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!

Introduce your students to some common English idioms and their meanings.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

Get a taste of verbal irony with this figurative language worksheet in which students study the definitions and examples of sarcasm, exaggeration, and understatement.

Students study real examples of verbal irony, puns, personification, and allusions in context with this eighth-grade worksheet!

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

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.

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?