3rd Grade · Grammar & Vocabulary
Literal and Nonliteral Meanings
Free printable 3rd Grade grammar & vocabulary worksheet: Literal and Nonliteral Meanings. It practices figurative language (Common Core L.3.5a). For ages 8-9. Download the PDF, print it, or fill it in online.
Fill in or color online- Grade
- 3rd Grade
- Subject
- Grammar & Vocabulary
- Skill
- Figurative language
- Ages
- 8–9
- Standard
- L.3.5a
- Format
- A4 PDF · print or fill in online
About this worksheet
“Literal and Nonliteral Meanings” is sheet 27 of 32 in our free 3rd Grade Grammar & Vocabulary Worksheets collection, written for children aged 8–9. It focuses on figurative language.
In the set it comes after “Quotation Marks in Dialogue” and before “Possessive Pronouns”. Working through them in that order, one sheet a day, builds the skill a step at a time.
What this worksheet practices
L.3.5a · Common Core English Language Arts · Grade 3
Language · Vocabulary acquisition and use
Children work on word relationships and shades of meaning — sorting words, synonyms, antonyms and figurative language.
How to use this worksheet
- 1
Read each sentence aloud before choosing. Ears catch “the children runs” faster than eyes do.
- 2
Use your child’s own writing for a follow-up: finding one compound sentence or one possessive in their journal makes the rule stick.
- 3
On the synonym sheet, act out the “weakest to strongest” words — whisper, talk, shout — to feel the difference in meaning.
