Similes and Metaphors

Master similes and metaphors! Fun worksheet for 3rd graders to identify and understand figurative language.

Read each statement and decide if they are a simile or a metaphor. Simile He is as busy as a bee. I can run like lightning. We are as close as two peas in a pod. She ate like a pig! She is as sweet as apple pie. Metaphor Summertime is pure happiness. He is a monster on the soccer field. When I run, I am a lightning bolt! She is a fish in water when the sun comes out. She is a mother hen. Read each sentence and decide if it is a simile or metaphor. Simile They are as noisy as thunder. She dances like an angel. He is as slow as a snail. He sleeps like a log. She acts like a scared kitten. Metaphor Her hair is made of gold. The moon is a sparkling diamond tonight. They are a whirlwind of a class. He is a brave lion. When I play the piano, I am a master.