Similes and Metaphors
Use these worksheets to teach your students about similes and metaphors.
Students must choose the best answer to complete each simile.
3rd through 5th Grades
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With this worksheet, students will rewrite descriptive sentences to include appropriate similes.
3rd through 6th Grades
Students write similes using the words like and as about people they know.
3rd through 5th Grades
The definition of a simile is included at the top of the worksheet. Below, students will keep track of times they find similes in text they're reading. They will cite the examples and provide their own interpretations.
3rd through 8th Grades
This fun poem has many examples of similes. There are also worksheets that can be used with the poem.
2nd through 5th Grades
Students must match the beginning of each simile with the end part. Each simile is a common expression, such as "as Busy as a Beaver" or "As Sly as a Fox."
2nd through 4th Grades
Read each sentence and identify which type of figurative language is used, simile or metaphor. Then explain what it means.
3rd through 6th Grades
With this worksheet, students will read a mix of similes and metaphors and identify which type of figurative language is being used. Then they will have to tell what the sentences mean.
3rd through 6th Grades
Choose the best ending to complete each metaphor.
3rd through 6th Grades
This worksheet features ten sentences that describe something or someone. Students must rewrite each of these sentences using a metaphor that makes sense.
3rd through 6th Grades
This printout includes a definition of a metaphor, as well as two examples. Students can refer to these as they write six metaphors of their own.
3rd through 6th Grades
With this activity, students will match the descriptions with the best comparisons to make metaphors.
3rd through 6th Grades
This printable log includes the definition of a metaphor at the top of the page, along with space for students to track and cite examples of metaphors they come across in their reading. There is also space for them to interpret the meaning of each metaphor.
3rd through 8th Grades
This cute poem describes a family using animal metaphors. Following the poem is a metaphor worksheet.
2nd through 5th Grades
We also have worksheets on idioms, or common expressions that do not mean what they sound like.
Hyperbole WorksheetsBe sure you also take a look at our hyperbole worksheets. A hyperbole is an exaggerated statement used by a writer to make his/her writing more fun and interesting.
