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

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

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?

Teach your students about contradictory phrases that go by the funny sounding name of "oxymoron." After your students match two words together to make oxymorons, they’ll write their own creative sentences using this fun figurative language

Don’t let allusions be your white whale; master them with the help of this middle school worksheet!

Don’t let allusions be your Achilles’ heel—practice interpreting and writing them with this seventh- and eighth-grade worksheet!

Middle school students will uncover the blueprints of every legendary tale as they learn, identify, and draw symbols for six different plot archetypes!

Middle school students will become masters at decoding characters in their favorite stories after they complete this activity!

Kids complete sentences with idioms in this worksheet.

Encourage creativity and critical thinking about the characters in The Hunger Games with this artistic extension activity!

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

Search this puzzle for onomatopoeias of animal sounds in other languages! How do they compare to the onomatopoeias you know?

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!

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

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.

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

Students study real examples of verbal irony, puns, personification, and allusions in context with this middle grades worksheet! 

After completing this worksheet, you’ll know oxymorons inside out!

Discover the roadmap for your favorite stories with this middle-grade worksheet on plot archetypes!

Practice using onomatopoeia like hiss, squeak, and boom in this fun language puzzle!

Learn onomatopoeia while you experience an exciting video game quest!

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

It's time to change boring to extraordinary with hyperbole magic! Your fifth graders will enjoy rewriting simple statements using hyperbole to exaggerate. Once they finish, they will be the smartest students in the world.

When your students read this silly poem, they will find examples of hyperbole. Then, they will make a connection to another language concept: superlatives!

Your students will have fun identifying the homophones in these hilarious puns!

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

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

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