Figurative Writing Fun!
Explore similes, metaphors, and personification with this engaging Grade 3 ELA worksheet.
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Figurative Writing Fun!
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Read each question carefully and follow the directions. This worksheet will help you practice identifying and writing different types of figurative language.
Figurative language uses words in a way that goes beyond their normal meaning to make writing more interesting and imaginative. Today, we will learn about similes, metaphors, and personification!
A simile compares two different things using the words "like" or "as".
Complete the similes below:
1. The cloud was as fluffy as a .
2. Her smile shone like the .
3. The baby cried like a .
A metaphor compares two different things by saying one IS the other. It does NOT use "like" or "as".
Which sentence uses a metaphor?
1. Which sentence uses a metaphor?
The snow is a white blanket.
The snow is as white as cotton.
The snow fell softly.
I love playing in the snow.
Personification gives human qualities or actions to animals or objects.
Decide if the following sentences use personification. Mark True or False.
1. The wind whispered secrets through the trees.
True
False
2. The cat purred loudly.
True
False
Now it's your turn to be a figurative language master!
1. Write one simile about the sun. (Remember to use 'like' or 'as'!)
2. Write one metaphor about a book. (Remember, a book IS something else!)
3. Write one sentence using personification about a tree. (Give the tree a human action!)
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