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Figurative language includes special forms that writers use to help readers make a strong connection to their words. A simile is one kind of figurative language. It makes a comparison of two unlike things using the words “like” or “as”. The printable simile worksheets below help students understand similes and how they are used in language. All worksheets are free to duplicate for home or classroom use.

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What is a Simile? Simile Examples

Printable Simile Worksheet Activities

Improve your writing with similes.

Improve Your Writing With Similes

Students re-write the sentences, replacing simple adjectives with similes.

Circle the Simile

Circle the Simile

Students read each sentence and circle the similes, and then write what each simile compares.

Metaphor and Simile: About You

Metaphor and Simile: About You

In this worksheet your student will write metaphors and similes about himself.

Metaphors and Similes in Shakespeare: Explain the Meaning

Metaphors and Similes in Shakespeare: Explain the Meaning

This worksheet features a variety of metaphors and similes from Shakespeare for your student to anaylze.

Metaphors and Similes: Explain the Meaning

Metaphors and Similes: Explain the Meaning

Your student is asked to explain the meanings of these metaphors and similes in this worksheet.

Simile Assortment Worksheet

Simile Assortment Worksheet

Here’s a worksheet that explores different ways to write a simile for the same thing.

Simile Practice Worksheet

Simile Practice Worksheet

A simile worksheet that prompts students to write similes about the subjects.

Using Similes

Using Similes

A simile worksheet that prompts students to finish each sentence by completing the simile.

Warm Up to Similes!

Warm Up to Similes!

He was snug as a bug in a rug. Similes are a lot of fun to write! Print out this free worksheet and see what your students come up with! Have them share with the class for even more fun!

What is a Simile?

What is a Simile?

A simile worksheet that prompts students to describe a word and then use both the word and description to create a simile.

Which Is It? Metaphor or Simile?

Which Is It? Metaphor or Simile?

Your student will decide which is a metaphor and which is a simile in this worksheet.

Write a Christmas Metaphor or Simile

Write a Christmas Metaphor or Simile

Similes are fun to write, especially in this Christmas themed worksheet! Along with similes, students will also write a sentence using metaphors.

Figurative Language: What Is It?

Figurative Language: What Is It?

This multiple choice worksheet asks your student to identify the type of figurative language used in the sentence or phrase.

Working with Figurative Language

Working with Figurative Language

In this worksheet your student will match up the figures of speech with the phrase or sentence.

A Visit From St. Nicholas Figurative Language Activity

A Visit From St. Nicholas Figurative Language Activity

In this worksheet about the famous Christmas poem “A Visit from St. Nicholas,” your student will find the similes and metaphors.

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Similes Worksheets

Similes worksheets practice.

A simile is a figure of speech that compares two things using the words like or as. Similes say something is similar to something else. There are many similes in what you read everyday. Most narratives or stories contain similes. Writers like to use similes in their writing to make it more interesting or prove a point. A simile is one of the most common types of figurative language. It is important to learn how to understand and write similes.

Here is a graphic preview for all of the similes worksheets. Our similes worksheets are free to download and easy to access in PDF format. Use these similes worksheets in school or at home.

a. Grades K-5 Similes Worksheets b. Grades 6-8 Similes Worksheets c. Grades 9-12 Similes Worksheets

Here is a graphic preview for all the kindergarten, 1st grade, 2nd grade, 3rd grade, 4th grade, and 5th grade Similes Worksheets. Click on the image to display our PDF worksheet.

Similes List

Similes List

Circling Similes Worksheet

Circling Similes Worksheet

Writing Similes Worksheet

Writing Similes Worksheet

Circling and Writing Similes Worksheet

Circling and Writing Similes Worksheet

Matching Similes Worksheet

Matching Similes Worksheet

Like Similes Worksheet

Like Similes Worksheet

Creating Similes Worksheet

Creating Similes Worksheet

Grades 6-8 Similes Worksheets

Here is a graphic preview for all the 6th grade, 7th grade and 8th grade Similes Worksheets. Click on the image to display our PDF worksheet.

Circling Simile Worksheet

Circling Simile Worksheet

Writing Simile Worksheet

Writing Simile Worksheet

Circling and Writing Simile Worksheet

Circling and Writing Simile Worksheet

Simile Meanings Worksheet

Simile Meanings Worksheet

Drawing Similes Worksheet

Drawing Similes Worksheet

Sentences Similes Worksheet

Sentences Similes Worksheet

Simile Poem Worksheet

Simile Poem Worksheet

Similes and Metaphors Worksheet

Similes and Metaphors Worksheet

Similes or Metaphors Worksheet

Similes or Metaphors Worksheet

Matching Simile Worksheet

Matching Simile Worksheet

Creating Simile Worksheet

Creating Simile Worksheet

Simile or Metaphor Quiz Worksheet

Simile or Metaphor Quiz Worksheet

Grades 9-12 Similes Worksheets

Here is a graphic preview for all the 9th grade, 10th grade, 11th grade, and 12th grade Similes Worksheets. Click on the image to display our PDF worksheet.

Finding Similes Worksheet

Finding Similes Worksheet

Writing a Simile Worksheet

Writing a Simile Worksheet

Circling and Writing a Simile Worksheet

Circling and Writing a Simile Worksheet

Meanings of Similes Worksheet

Meanings of Similes Worksheet

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Similes and metaphors are related figurative language techniques . Both similes and metaphors draw comparisons between two or more things; however, there are some key differences between them. Similes always use the word like or the word as to make the comparison. Metaphors do not use the word like or as . Consequently, metaphors can be more implicit and harder to identify.

This is an example of a metaphor. The speaker is comparing her eyes to heaven, but this is not done explicitly. The comparison is implied. Here is the same example but turned into a simile.

This is an example of a simile. In this one the comparison is more explicit. It is easier to identify that the speaker is making a comparison.

The worksheets and activities on this page will give students laser focused practice (implicit metaphor BTW) to help them become simile and metaphor experts. These worksheets are available in a variety of formats: PDF files for printing exactly as I formatted these worksheets, RTF files for making changes before using them in your own classroom, and Ereading Worksheets for completing online on any Internet connected device.

This is a preview image of Simile and Metaphor Worksheet 1. Click on it to enlarge it or view the source file.

I hope that these worksheets give students an adequate amount of practice with identifying similes and metaphors. I believe that they will. If your students need more practice with figurative language and poetic devices, I have many more activities on this website. Check some of the links below to find your next activity. Thanks for visiting!

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13 comments.

I love it ❤️ ♥️

Beth DeLano

How do I get the students’ grades if they do it online? I LOVE this!!

They have to send the results to you or print and save them and show you later.

The worksheets were amazing. My school told me this site for doing the revision of SIMILIES AND METAPHORS.

i can understand the whole thing and its cool!!

Carol (Cross) Howell

How can I download worksheets without downloading your download tools. I need to simply download without a third party app.

Espcially when it comes to answer pages Which come out very small.

You shouldn’t need to download any tools to download the worksheets.

What is happening when you try to download a worksheet?

You can print the answer keys just by pressing the print button or CTRL + P. They should print out as a full-sheet with no ads if everything is working correctly.

Alterately, I suppose you could download or save the image files of the answer keys.

Oh, also, clicking on the answer key will take you directly to the file where it should grow very large.

Salvador salido

The faces at the street crossing shine like a row of egg onpantry shelf

emma fugate

i love similes and metaphors!!!!!!!!!!!!

the last pdf link is broken!:(

it was an amazing time completing the worksheets and it was fun doing the online MCQ thanks navigation

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Similes and Metaphors Worksheets for 3rd Graders

Make learning language fun for your child with our printable similes and metaphors worksheets for 3rd graders. Designed to teach your kid how to use figurative language, they will learn how to use similes, metaphors, and other literary devices to make their writing more descriptive. Get started!

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How to Teach Figurative Language: Similes and Metaphors for Grades 3–6

October 15, 2018 by Evan-Moor | 2 Comments

How to Teach Simile's and Metaphors

Teaching similes and metaphors is the first step in moving your students beyond literal meaning and teaching them to mature as writers. Students need to see and hear figurative language many times before they will use it in their own writing. Transferring these skills into writing is a long process, and your students will need frequent exposure to concepts such as similes for happiness throughout the school year to learn to identify and label this type of writing.

Here are a few tips and resources to help you build a simile and metaphor unit for your ELA lessons. These resources are intended for ELA lessons for grades 3–6, but adaptable for younger students.

Step 1: Identify and Define the Terms: Create Anchor Charts

Begin your lessons on metaphors and similes for kids and students of any age by defining figurative language, similes, and metaphors.

  • Figurative language describes something in a creative way.
  • Similes and metaphors are a type of figurative language.
  • Writers use similes and metaphors to compare things and create more interesting images for readers.

Have you considered using a figurative language anchor chart? I love using anchor charts in my classroom to convey a skill or concept that students can reference. Create an anchor chart that demonstrates the difference between similes and metaphors. Limit the text and images on your chart so that you only focus on defining the terms and demonstrating the differences. Choose images that convey very clear meaning, especially if you teach language learners.

A simile compares two things using like or as. For example: The waves were as big as dinosaurs.

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Click on this chart to download.

A metaphor compares two things by saying they are the same thing. For example: The waves were dinosaurs, pounding the shore.

Metaphors are more difficult to teach than similes. they often use fewer words and do not have the signals of “like” or “as.” .

Metaphor Anchor Chart Free

Step 2: Model Similes and Metaphors in Literature

When introducing a new topic, include a few stand-alone examples from well-known authors. Demonstrate to students that their favorite authors use similes and metaphors in their writing to convey vivid imagery. After reading each passage, ask your students what the words are comparing and what they mean. Poems are also a great way to introduce examples of similes and metaphors.

For example:

In the Caldecott-winning book Song and Dance Man , Karen Ackerman describes Grandpa’s dancing and singing:

“His feet moved slowly at first, while his tap shoes make soft, slippery sounds like rain on a tin roof…(He) does a new step that sounds like a woodpecker tapping on a tree. Suddenly, his shoes move faster, and he begins to sing. His voice is as round and strong as a canyon echo…” (Simile)

The words are comparing his shoes tapping to rain on a tin roof and a woodpecker tapping a tree.

Patricia Polacco uses them in I Can Hear the Sun just as the geese return to Lake Merritt:

“Then they hear a sound in the darkness. At first, it was a soft distant symphony of rushing wind, but it builds like summer thunder, low, deep, and grand.” (Metaphor)

The author is comparing the wind to a symphony and a storm.

Step 3: Practice Identifying Smiles and Metaphors

Metaphore example

Simile and Metaphor Practice Worksheets : When beginning, choose practice pages that focus on one concept rather than both. This teaching strategy can help students concentrate on and absorb a single concept thoroughly before moving on. Listed below are examples of practice activities from Language Fundamentals grade 4.  Click here for your free simile practice page and metaphor practice page (from Language Fundamentals , grade 4).

Metaphore example

Step 4: Apply Similes and Metaphors in Writing

Once your students have practiced identifying similes and metaphors, your lessons can progress into writing them. Model the creative process of writing a simile or metaphor for your class and practice writing them together. Here is an example of how to help students make the jump from identifying similes and metaphors into writing them.

Before asking students to write their own similes and metaphors, it is helpful to prepare them with a prewriting guide to help them brainstorm a topics and ideas.

Prewriting Guide

  • Think of the first time you did something. Plan a description of that event. Answer the questions to help you. ex: The first time I went snow skiing. Write a simile that describes how you feel before the event. ex: nervous, excited
  • Write a simile that describes how you felt. ex: I felt like a kid on her birthday, wondering what’s inside the biggest present.
  • How did you feel during the event? ex: a little scared, uncoordinated
  • Write a metaphor that describes how you felt. ex: I was a baby learning how to walk, falling for no reason.
  • What verbs could describe the event or how you felt? ex: zoom, crash, fall
  • What adjectives could you use to describe the event? ex: cold, dangerous, thrilling
  • Write an example of personification that describes the event or how you felt. One leg wanted to go right, but the other insisted on going left. Remind students to check for subject-verb agreement.

Writing Prompt:

Write a description of the first time you did something exciting or scary. Include similes and metaphors. Use your prewriting guide for inspiration.

Additional ELA resources for similes and metaphors:

For additional practice with identifying similes and metaphors, check out:

Language Fundamentals

You can also find individual simile and metaphor units on TeachersPayTeachers:

Daily 6-Trait Writing Bundle Weeks 1-5  grade 5 

Metaphor Poetry grades 3-6

Grade 5 Take It to Your Seat Reading and Language Centers : Similes and Metaphors on TeachersPayTeachers.

Grade 6  Take It to Your Seat Reading and Language Centers : Similes and Metaphors on TeachersPayTeachers

Note: Daily 6-Trait Writing is a great resource for students’ writing. This weekly unit on similes and metaphors gives your students practice transferring their understanding of similes and metaphors into their own writing. The lessons slowly progress students into writing their own similes and metaphors.

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Lesson ideas were taken from Evan-Moor’s Writing Fabulous Sentences and Paragraphs , Language Fundamentals , and Daily 6-Trait Writing .

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Integrating figures of speech such as similes into the teaching curriculum, will help our language learners enhance their understanding of the language in its entirety. Encompassing charts, pictorial worksheets, stories, poems and many more engaging exercises, our printable simile worksheets will greatly help children in grade 3, grade 4, and grade 5 in assimilating this skill of striking interesting connections between two things, to express themselves more emphatically and vividly. Equip them with our free simile worksheets now!

Similes and Meanings - Match

Similes and Meanings - Match

Enhance the proficiency of children in understanding both the denotative and connotative meanings of words used to form similes to make descriptions vivid and enjoyable.

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Similes with Picture Clues

Similes with Picture Clues

As similes make speech more emphatic and powerful, so does this pdf worksheet make learning them more interesting, by inviting children to imagine the comparison using the pictures as clues.

Simile | Chart

Simile | Chart

Introduce kids to the idea of comparing two different things in an interesting way using similes, which is perhaps the most common form of figurative language. A simile chart is sure to serve this purpose.

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Similes with Pictures

Similes with Pictures

A pictorial simile worksheet pdf will sow the seeds of creativity and stimulate children's imagination in drawing resemblances that they commonly associate with these images.

Draw the Simile

Draw the Simile

What better way can there be to impart the lesson of similes, than with a drawing activity? Children will be enthusiastically engaged in this worksheet of illustrating the nouns that make up the simile.

Cut and Glue Activity

Cut and Glue Activity

Children of 3rd grade and 4th grade, will easily assimilate the use of similes to convey meaning quickly and effectively, with this 'to-do' activity using expressive picture cards.

Find the Simile Pairs

Find the Simile Pairs

Get kids more excited about learning similes, by making them spark interesting connections between adjectives, and nouns featured in the word boxes and discover connotative meanings.

Create your own Similes

Create your own Similes

Similes add depth and emphasis to expressions. Use this printable worksheet to encourage children to come up with their own comparisons and follow the structures to make sentences using similes.

Underline the Similes | Poem

Underline the Similes | Poem

Make kids fetch out some hidden similes from this magician's magic box, to expose them to the use and understanding of the figurative meanings of these similes using contextual clues.

Circle the Similes

Circle the Similes

Help children of 4th grade and 5th grade in identifying and understanding the how two or more words are used together to compare, convey a meaning and produce a particular effect, with this simile worksheet.

Identify the Simile and Explain its Meaning

Identify the Simile and Explain its Meaning

Enable children to differentiate the figurative meaning of a simile from its literal connotation, to enhance their understanding of the nuances of the language with this simile worksheet.

Jumbled Sentences with Similes

Jumbled Sentences with Similes

The joy of learning similes will know no bounds, when children get to unscramble sentences to discover hidden similes and the subtlety of the English language in this printable.

Form Similes to Complete the Sentences

Form Similes to Complete the Sentences

Have elementary school children complete the similes to frame meaningful sentences and watch them begin to effectively use this figure of speech, displaying a better understanding of the language.

Identify the Similes | Story

Identify the Similes | Story

Learning similes can be as easy as riding a bike! This simile worksheet pdf will tell the kids how, as they engross themselves in this story worksheet of Nathan trying out his new bicycle ramp and some similes.

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In an effort to provide you with as many resources as possible, this is the section reserved for activities to help students learn all about similes. there are now 23 simile worksheets in this section but you can expect more to be added soon. your intermediate students will enjoy this activity for practicing similes and idioms. all the materials you need are included even the lesson plan but you are more than welcome to adapt it to suit your students better. for example, perhaps instead of an introduction, you may choose to use it as a review. if you are interested in a different type of exercise, look at the other worksheets on similes. you can use the worksheets as they are or just use them as inspiration for your own. a simile is a figure of speech. when introducing similes to your students, approach the topic as you would a new type of sentence structure. focus on creating similes using one structure as a time. sentences like “he is as brave as a lion.” use a common simile structure but you can also use “like” and “than” to create similes. by introducing one structure at a time, you can ensure that students understand the material before moving on. besides having students create similes using common structures, test comprehension by asking them to explain the meaning behind their sentences. this is good practice because it gives them the opportunity to paraphrase which requires using synonyms and drawing on a larger pool of vocabulary. read more... ...less.

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Similes worksheets for Class 3 are an excellent resource for teachers to help their students develop a strong foundation in reading, writing, grammar, and language skills. These worksheets focus on teaching students about figurative language, specifically similes, which are comparisons between two unlike things using the words "like" or "as." By incorporating similes into their writing, students can enhance their language and vocabulary skills, making their work more engaging and descriptive. Teachers can use these worksheets to create fun and interactive lessons that will not only improve their students' understanding of similes but also help them excel in other areas of language arts. With a variety of similes worksheets available, teachers can find the perfect resources to meet the needs of their Class 3 students.

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    Encompassing charts, pictorial worksheets, stories, poems and many more engaging exercises, our printable simile worksheets will greatly help children in grade 3, grade 4, and grade 5 in assimilating this skill of striking interesting connections between two things, to express themselves more emphatically and vividly.

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    In an effort to provide you with as many resources as possible, this is the section reserved for activities to help students learn all about similes. There are now 23 simile worksheets in this section but you can expect more to be added soon. Your intermediate students will enjoy this activity for practicing similes and idioms.

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