This easy worksheet gives third graders fresh examples to label and complete. Students rewrite three mistaken sentences, including "The blanket of snow covered the yard" and "The old house groaned in the wind," then fill in similes and idioms like "Let the cat out of the bag" and "Her hair was as golden as honey." A True or False section checks whether "She cried a river of tears" counts as hyperbole and whether metaphors always use like or as. Working through these sentences trains young readers to hear when language is being playful instead of literal.
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Figurative Language
Part A: Fix the Sentence
Each sentence has an error. Rewrite it correctly on the line.
1. Fix the sentence:
The sentence "The blanket of snow covered the yard" is a simile.
Rewrite: The sentence "The blanket of snow covered the yard" is a metaphor.
2. Fix the sentence:
The sentence "I have told you a million times" is personification.
Rewrite: The sentence "I have told you a million times" is hyperbole.
3. Fix the sentence:
The sentence "The old house groaned in the wind" is a metaphor.
Rewrite: The sentence "The old house groaned in the wind" is personification.
Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1. The saying "Let the cat out of the bag" is an idiom that means to reveal a secret.
2. Her hair was as golden as honey. This sentence is a simile.
3. Saying you waited "forever" in line is an example of hyperbole.
4. "The city was a beehive of activity" is a metaphor comparing the city to a busy insect home.
Part C: True or False?
Read each statement. Circle True or False.
1. An idiom means exactly what the words say.
True False
2. The sentence "She cried a river of tears" is an example of hyperbole.
True False
3. A metaphor always uses the word like or as.
True False
Figurative Language
★ Part A: Fix the Sentence
Each sentence has an error. Rewrite it correctly on the line.
1) Fix the sentence:
The sentence "The blanket of snow covered the yard" is a simile.
Rewrite: The sentence "The blanket of snow covered the yard" is a metaphor.
2) Fix the sentence:
The sentence "I have told you a million times" is personification.
Rewrite: The sentence "I have told you a million times" is hyperbole.
3) Fix the sentence:
The sentence "The old house groaned in the wind" is a metaphor.
Rewrite: The sentence "The old house groaned in the wind" is personification.
★ Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1) The saying "Let the cat out of the bag" is an idiom that means to reveal a secret.
2) Her hair was as golden as honey. This sentence is a simile.
3) Saying you waited "forever" in line is an example of hyperbole.
4) "The city was a beehive of activity" is a metaphor comparing the city to a busy insect home.
★ Part C: True or False?
Read each statement. Circle True or False.
1) An idiom means exactly what the words say.
True
False
2) The sentence "She cried a river of tears" is an example of hyperbole.
True
False
3) A metaphor always uses the word like or as.
True
False
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