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Figurative Language Vocabulary Worksheets

Expand word knowledge with free vocabulary worksheets on compound and hyphenated words, homographs, and synonyms. Students build words from smaller parts, sort out words that are spelled alike but mean different things, and strengthen word choice by matching synonyms. Each worksheet prints as a PDF with an answer key - no login or account needed - and modified pages give struggling students fewer problems per page. Ideal for 3rd through 6th grade word study and vocabulary centers.

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Identifying Similes and Metaphors

Students read sentences with a comparison underlined and decide whether each one is a simile or a metaphor.

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Meaning of Similes and Metaphors

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Students read a sentence with a simile or metaphor underlined and choose the plain meaning from four choices, one of which is the literal reading.

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Identifying Personification

Students read sentences that use personification and choose which thing is given human actions or feelings.

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Identifying Alliteration

Each problem gives three sentences, and students choose the one that uses alliteration, with several words starting with the same sound.

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Figurative Language: Similes, Metaphors, Personification and Alliteration

A mixed review where students read each sentence and name the figurative language it uses: simile, metaphor, personification or alliteration.

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Completing Similes

L.3.5.a L.4.5.a

Students finish each simile by choosing the word that makes the comparison make sense.

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Similes and Metaphors: What Is Being Compared?

Students read sentences with a simile or metaphor and choose the two things being compared.

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Personification: Finding the Human Action

Students read sentences that use personification and choose the words that give a thing human actions or feelings.

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Personification or Not?

Students decide whether each sentence uses personification or describes a thing doing what it really does.

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- alliteration-finding-the-repeated-sound worksheet

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Alliteration: Finding the Repeated Sound

Students read sentences that use alliteration and write the beginning sound that repeats.

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Completing Alliteration

Students complete each sentence with the word that starts with the same sound as the others, keeping the alliteration going.

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Writing Similes, Metaphors and Personification

Students rewrite plain sentences using a simile, a metaphor or personification. The answer key gives a sample answer.

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