4th Grade · Grammar & Vocabulary
Similes and Metaphors
Free printable 4th Grade grammar & vocabulary worksheet: Similes and Metaphors. It practices figurative language (Common Core L.4.5a). For ages 9-10. Download the PDF, print it, or fill it in online.
Fill in or color online- Grade
- 4th Grade
- Subject
- Grammar & Vocabulary
- Skill
- Figurative language
- Ages
- 9–10
- Standard
- L.4.5a
- Format
- A4 PDF · print or fill in online
About this worksheet
“Similes and Metaphors” is sheet 12 of 27 in our free 4th Grade Grammar & Vocabulary Worksheets collection, written for children aged 9–10. It focuses on figurative language, one of two sheets in the set on that skill.
In the set it comes after “Greek and Latin Roots” and before “Idioms, Adages and Proverbs”. Working through them in that order, one sheet a day, builds the skill a step at a time.
What this worksheet practices
L.4.5a · Common Core English Language Arts · Grade 4
Language · Vocabulary acquisition and use
Children work on word relationships and shades of meaning — sorting words, synonyms, antonyms and figurative language.
More figurative language worksheets
The other 4th Grade Grammar & Vocabulary sheets on figurative language, in the order they are meant to be done.
How to use this worksheet
- 1
Read each sentence aloud before choosing an answer. Many grammar errors are easier to hear than to see.
- 2
Use the idioms sheet as a conversation starter: ask where your child has heard each saying.
- 3
After the precise words sheet, look for weak verbs like “went” and “said” in your child’s own writing.
