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Using Similes WorksheetUsing Similes Worksheet
Publisher
K12 Reader
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Grade
4th - 6th
Subjects
English Language Arts
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Duration
15 mins
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Year
2012
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Using Similes

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Your class will find using similes as easy as pie after completing this figurative language exercise. Provided with a list of incomplete similes, young writers must use their creativity to fill in the blanks with nouns that accurately complete each descriptive comparison.

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

similes, figurative language, descriptive writing, comparisons, comparing objects, figures of speech

Additional Tags

english language arts

Instructional Ideas

  • Extend learning by asking children to write their own similes on the back of the worksheet
  • Allow early finishers the option of illustrating one of the similes from the exercise
  • Encourage creativity by offering an incentive for coming up with unique similes

Pros

  • Exercise includes a total of 18 similes for children to complete
  • Offers brief, but clear explanation of similes at the top of the worksheet
  • An answer key is included with possible student responses 

Cons

  • None

Common Core

L.4.5.a L.5.5.a

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