Metaphors Marvels
A Grade 3 ELA worksheet to help students understand and identify metaphors in sentences.
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A metaphor is a figure of speech that directly compares two unlike things by saying one thing IS another. It does NOT use 'like' or 'as'. Read each question carefully and follow the instructions.
1. Which sentence contains a metaphor?
The clouds are like fluffy cotton.
Her smile is sunshine.
He runs as fast as a cheetah.
The cat purred softly.
Fill in the blank to complete each metaphor.
2. The classroom was a of ideas.
3. My brother is a walking .
4. The moon was a giant in the sky.
Read each statement. Circle T for True or F for False.
5. A metaphor uses the words 'like' or 'as'.
True
False
6. 'The snow is a white blanket' is an example of a metaphor.
True
False
7. Read the sentence: 'The politician was a snake.' What does this metaphor mean?
8. Write your own metaphor about a dog. Remember, don’t use 'like' or 'as'!