This medium worksheet challenges third graders to finish nine figurative sentences and then match four examples to their meanings. Students complete similes such as "as playful as a kitten" and "as tall as a giraffe," choose strong personification verbs in lines like "The lightning ___ across the sky" and "The sea ___ at the rocks," and supply the metaphor in "His room was a ___ after the party." The matching task pairs idioms, metaphors, and hyperbole like "It's raining cats and dogs" with their meanings, helping readers see how each type of figurative language works.
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Figurative Language
Part A: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1. The puppy was as playful as a kitten. (simile)
2. The lightning raced across the sky angrily. (personification)
3. His room was a disaster after the party. (metaphor meaning messy)
4. I waited for you for a thousand years! (hyperbole)
5. The night wrapped the city in darkness. (personification)
6. She was as tall as a giraffe. (simile)
7. Knowledge is a key that opens many doors. (metaphor)
8. This bag is so heavy it weighs a ton! (hyperbole)
9. The sea grabbed at the rocks on the shore. (personification)
Part B: Matching
Match each item on the left to the correct answer on the right.
1. Match each item to its correct answer.
It's raining cats and dogs.
→ idiom meaning heavy rain
metaphor about being unkind
She has a heart of stone.
→ metaphor about being unkind
idiom meaning heavy rain
The wind whispered secrets.
→ personification of wind
hyperbole about laughing hard
I nearly died laughing.
→ hyperbole about laughing hard
personification of wind
Figurative Language
★ Part A: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1) The puppy was as playful as a kitten. (simile)
2) The lightning raced across the sky angrily. (personification)
3) His room was a disaster after the party. (metaphor meaning messy)
4) I waited for you for a thousand years! (hyperbole)
5) The night wrapped the city in darkness. (personification)
6) She was as tall as a giraffe. (simile)
7) Knowledge is a key that opens many doors. (metaphor)
8) This bag is so heavy it weighs a ton! (hyperbole)
9) The sea grabbed at the rocks on the shore. (personification)
★ Part B: Matching
Match each item on the left to the correct answer on the right.
1) Match each item to its correct answer.
It's raining cats and dogs.
→ idiom meaning heavy rain
metaphor about being unkind
She has a heart of stone.
→ metaphor about being unkind
idiom meaning heavy rain
The wind whispered secrets.
→ personification of wind
hyperbole about laughing hard
I nearly died laughing.
→ hyperbole about laughing hard
personification of wind
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