Vocabulary Worksheet · Grades 3–5
Simile Meanings Worksheet
A printable grades 3-5 vocabulary worksheet on what common similes actually mean. Students match ten fixed similes such as as stubborn as a mule to their meanings, choose the simile that fits a sentence, and explain two in their own words. A complete answer key is included.
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Subject
Vocabulary
Grades
Grades 3–5
Skill Focus
Simile Meanings, figurative language
Lesson Length
30 minutes
Learning Objectives
Students will work out what a fixed simile means and use similes correctly in context.
- Explain that a fixed simile carries a settled meaning.
- Work out a simile’s meaning by asking what the second thing is known for.
- Match ten common similes to their meanings.
- Choose the simile that fits a sentence.
Lesson Overview
About this worksheet
A student can finish the simile as stubborn as a ____ from the pattern alone and still not know that it describes someone who will not change their mind. This worksheet works on the meaning rather than the pattern.
Section A is a lettered match: ten common similes against ten meanings, with the meanings printed in a bank. Section B puts six of those similes back into real sentences, which is where a student finds out whether the meaning stuck. Section C asks for an explanation in the student’s own words.
Page 3 is a complete answer key. The Section C answers will vary, and the key says what to look for.
For the similes themselves, use the Common Similes Worksheet. For the difference between a simile and a metaphor, see the Similes and Metaphors Worksheet.
How to Use This Lesson
Read the reference box and the worked question it models.
Match each simile in Section A to a meaning from the bank.
Use six of those similes to finish the sentences in Section B.
Answer Section C in your own words.
Use the answer key on page 3 for self-check or grading.
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Simile Meanings Worksheet
A printable grades 3-5 vocabulary worksheet on what common similes actually mean. Students match ten fixed similes such as as stubborn as a mule to their meanings, choose the simile that fits a sentence, and explain two in their own words. A complete answer key is included.
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