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Figurative Language Worksheets Simile Practice, Metaphor Activities Task Cards
Figurative Language Worksheets Simile Practice, Metaphor Activities Task Cards
Figurative Language Worksheets Simile Practice, Metaphor Activities Task Cards
Figurative Language Worksheets Simile Practice, Metaphor Activities Task Cards
Figurative Language Worksheets Simile Practice, Metaphor Activities Task Cards
Figurative Language Worksheets Simile Practice, Metaphor Activities Task Cards
Figurative Language Worksheets Simile Practice, Metaphor Activities Task Cards
Figurative Language Worksheets Simile Practice, Metaphor Activities Task Cards
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"This is a good resource for reviewing figurative language as well as for independent work and centers."
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Kathleen W.
"This has everything you need to teach figurative language. The print and digital options make it so versatile. My students enjoyed the variety of practice items. "
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Lisa B.

Description

COMPLETE FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE UNIT! This print & digital unit has everything you need to teach seven types of figurative language including idioms, metaphors, similes, hyperbole, alliteration, onomatopoeia, and personification!

You'll love the time-saving unit with teaching pages, practice pages, a flipbook, 32 task cards, sorts, and posters! This set helps students truly understand figurative language. Perfect for ELL students, special education students, or for any student!

It includes: (Print and Digital)

Teaching Pages for Each Type of Figurative Language

Practice Pages for Each Type of Figurative Language:

Idioms: Idiom Examples, Match the Idiom, Idiom Practice, Penny Idioms, Pig Idioms, Idiom Homework

Similes: Similes Practice, Similes, More Similes

Metaphors: Is it a Metaphor? More Metaphors, Metaphor Practice

Personification: Personification Practice, Which One Has a Personification?, Personifications Please!

Hyperbole: Hyperbole Practice, More Hyperboles, Hyperboles From the Kitchen,

Alliteration: Alliteration Practice, More Alliterations, Alliteration Poetry Examples, Alliteration Poetry Writing Page

Onomatopoeia: Onomatopoeia, Onomatopoeia Practice, More Onomatopoeia,

Onomatopoeia Comic Book Style

Sorts – One for Each Type of Figurative Language

Figurative Language Mini-Flipbook

32 Figurative Language Review Task Cards (and record sheet)

32 School Idioms Task Cards

2 Figurative Language Reviews (with all 7 figurative language types)

Quiz

13 Posters (A title poster, the 7 types of Figurative Language targeted in this set, and five posters – adage, proverb, oxymoron, understatement, and allusions that were made as a special request)

Answer Keys

Teacher Notes with LINKS

Why you'll love this resource:

  • It includes a teaching page to help you introduce each type of figurative language.
  • It comes in BOTH print and digital versions to give you greater flexibility!

  • The Mini-Flip Book is perfect to use to reinforce learning after introducing each type of figurative language.

  • The 10 posters are a great visual reference for students!

  • The figurative language task cards are a fun way to review or to spiral learning after all of the figurative language types have been introduced.

  • There's a quiz included so you can easily assess student understanding.

  • It may be used in a number of ways, from guided reading, to reader's workshop, independent work, literacy centers, exit slips, homework, whole-class games, test prep, and more!!!

Also, I do want to suggest a great set of reading games that would go well with this reading unit. There is a game for EACH READING STANDARD!!! It comes in a set of 10 for fiction, a set of 10 for nonfiction, or a bundle of 20 reading games specifically for 4th and 5th grades!

10 Fiction Reading Games

10 Nonfiction Reading Games

20 Fiction and Nonfiction Reading Games Bundle

If you'd like to focus on idioms in particular, please take a peek at this deeply discounted 3 set bundle of task cards. With 96 task cards, your students will have lots of opportunities to learn a wide variety of idioms.

Figurative Language Task Card Bundle: Idioms

If you're looking for more reading materials for 4th, and 5th grades, please check these out:

Main Ideas, Supporting Details and Summary

Cause and Effect from Informational Text

Text Evidence Using Informational Text

Characters, Settings, and Events

Themes in Literature

Elements of Poetry, Drama, and Prose

Finally, if you like my work, I would love for you to follow me by clicking on the green star at the top of the page.

Thanks so much!

Jenn

©The Teacher Next Door™

Purchasing this product grants permission for use by one teacher in his or her own classroom or for one homeschool parent teaching his/her child. If you would like to share with others, please purchase additional licenses.

This resource may only be placed on a password-protected website for your students, like Google Classroom™. It may not be placed anywhere else on the internet, on a class or school website visible to the public, or on a district server. Please email me if you have any questions: theteachernextdoor01@gmail.com.

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What others say

"This is a good resource for reviewing figurative language as well as for independent work and centers."
star
Kathleen W.
"This has everything you need to teach figurative language. The print and digital options make it so versatile. My students enjoyed the variety of practice items. "
star
Lisa B.

Description

COMPLETE FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE UNIT! This print & digital unit has everything you need to teach seven types of figurative language including idioms, metaphors, similes, hyperbole, alliteration, onomatopoeia, and personification!

You'll love the time-saving unit with teaching pages, practice pages, a flipbook, 32 task cards, sorts, and posters! This set helps students truly understand figurative language. Perfect for ELL students, special education students, or for any student!

It includes: (Print and Digital)

Teaching Pages for Each Type of Figurative Language

Practice Pages for Each Type of Figurative Language:

Idioms: Idiom Examples, Match the Idiom, Idiom Practice, Penny Idioms, Pig Idioms, Idiom Homework

Similes: Similes Practice, Similes, More Similes

Metaphors: Is it a Metaphor? More Metaphors, Metaphor Practice

Personification: Personification Practice, Which One Has a Personification?, Personifications Please!

Hyperbole: Hyperbole Practice, More Hyperboles, Hyperboles From the Kitchen,

Alliteration: Alliteration Practice, More Alliterations, Alliteration Poetry Examples, Alliteration Poetry Writing Page

Onomatopoeia: Onomatopoeia, Onomatopoeia Practice, More Onomatopoeia,

Onomatopoeia Comic Book Style

Sorts – One for Each Type of Figurative Language

Figurative Language Mini-Flipbook

32 Figurative Language Review Task Cards (and record sheet)

32 School Idioms Task Cards

2 Figurative Language Reviews (with all 7 figurative language types)

Quiz

13 Posters (A title poster, the 7 types of Figurative Language targeted in this set, and five posters – adage, proverb, oxymoron, understatement, and allusions that were made as a special request)

Answer Keys

Teacher Notes with LINKS

Why you'll love this resource:

  • It includes a teaching page to help you introduce each type of figurative language.
  • It comes in BOTH print and digital versions to give you greater flexibility!

  • The Mini-Flip Book is perfect to use to reinforce learning after introducing each type of figurative language.

  • The 10 posters are a great visual reference for students!

  • The figurative language task cards are a fun way to review or to spiral learning after all of the figurative language types have been introduced.

  • There's a quiz included so you can easily assess student understanding.

  • It may be used in a number of ways, from guided reading, to reader's workshop, independent work, literacy centers, exit slips, homework, whole-class games, test prep, and more!!!

Also, I do want to suggest a great set of reading games that would go well with this reading unit. There is a game for EACH READING STANDARD!!! It comes in a set of 10 for fiction, a set of 10 for nonfiction, or a bundle of 20 reading games specifically for 4th and 5th grades!

10 Fiction Reading Games

10 Nonfiction Reading Games

20 Fiction and Nonfiction Reading Games Bundle

If you'd like to focus on idioms in particular, please take a peek at this deeply discounted 3 set bundle of task cards. With 96 task cards, your students will have lots of opportunities to learn a wide variety of idioms.

Figurative Language Task Card Bundle: Idioms

If you're looking for more reading materials for 4th, and 5th grades, please check these out:

Main Ideas, Supporting Details and Summary

Cause and Effect from Informational Text

Text Evidence Using Informational Text

Characters, Settings, and Events

Themes in Literature

Elements of Poetry, Drama, and Prose

Finally, if you like my work, I would love for you to follow me by clicking on the green star at the top of the page.

Thanks so much!

Jenn

©The Teacher Next Door™

Purchasing this product grants permission for use by one teacher in his or her own classroom or for one homeschool parent teaching his/her child. If you would like to share with others, please purchase additional licenses.

This resource may only be placed on a password-protected website for your students, like Google Classroom™. It may not be placed anywhere else on the internet, on a class or school website visible to the public, or on a district server. Please email me if you have any questions: theteachernextdoor01@gmail.com.

Report this resource to TPT
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Rated 5 out of 5
May 25, 2026
Met expectations
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Standards-aligned
This is a good resource for reviewing figurative language as well as for independent work and centers.
Kathleen W.
95 reviews • Pennsylvania
Grades taught: 5th
Loved this resource!
Rated 5 out of 5
May 18, 2026
This was exactly what I was looking for. It was great!
Brittany T.
776 reviews • Indiana
Grades taught: 4th
Student populations: Emerging bilinguals, Learning difficulties, Mild to severe disabilities
FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE
Rated 4 out of 5
May 17, 2026
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My students love task cards. These provide the right amount of challenge to reinforce their understanding of figurative language.
Saabirah K.
601 reviews • Texas
Grades taught: 4th, 5th, 6th
Great resource
Rated 5 out of 5
May 13, 2026
This has everything you need to teach figurative language. The print and digital options make it so versatile. My students enjoyed the variety of practice items.
Lisa B.
149 reviews • Virginia
Figurative Language Worksheets Simile Practice, Metaphor Activities Task Cards is great!
Rated 5 out of 5
May 7, 2026
Figurative Language Worksheets Simile Practice, Metaphor Activities Task Cards is great!
224 reviews • California
Grades taught: 5th
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Rated 5 out of 5
April 28, 2026
My students loved doing this activity to practice their figurative language. They loved making the pictures on the slides to match their sentences.
Amy Haynes
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95 reviews • Michigan
Grades taught: 4th
Such a great resource
Rated 5 out of 5
April 21, 2026
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This has everything you would ever need for figurative language! It is amazing that you have such great ideas! Thank you for including them all in one place!
Lutesygirl
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618 reviews • California
Grades taught: 4th
EXCELLENT!
Rated 5 out of 5
April 13, 2026
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This resource is a gold mine for figurative language practice—so beneficial for my students!
Cristina F.
223 reviews • Texas
Grades taught: 5th
Student populations: Emerging bilinguals, Mild to severe disabilities

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Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative language such as metaphors and similes.
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