This medium worksheet gives third graders nine more sentences to complete and a matching set with trickier pairs. Students finish similes such as "as cold as winter" and "eats like a bird," pick personification verbs in "The rain ___ on the windows" and "The old stairs ___ under our feet," and supply metaphors like "Friendship is a shield" and "a ray of sunshine." The matching activity sorts examples including "Her eyes were like emeralds" and "The clock stared at me" into similes, metaphors, hyperbole, and personification. This kind of close practice sharpens the way students notice author choices.
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Figurative Language
Part A: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1. The ice cream was as cold as winter. (simile)
2. The rain tapped on the windows all night. (personification)
3. Friendship is a shield that keeps you safe. (metaphor)
4. I have a million things to do today! (hyperbole)
5. The old stairs complained under our feet. (personification)
6. He eats like a bird. (simile meaning he eats very little)
7. Her smile was a ray of sunshine. (metaphor)
8. To "hit the nail on the head" is an idiom that means to get something exactly right.
9. The mountain looked down at the tiny village below. (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.
That joke is so old it has a beard.
→ hyperbole about an old joke
simile using like
Her eyes were like emeralds.
→ simile using like
hyperbole about an old joke
The clock stared at me during the test.
→ personification of a clock
metaphor about happiness
Laughter is the best medicine.
→ metaphor about happiness
personification of a clock
Figurative Language
★ Part A: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1) The ice cream was as cold as winter. (simile)
2) The rain tapped on the windows all night. (personification)
3) Friendship is a shield that keeps you safe. (metaphor)
4) I have a million things to do today! (hyperbole)
5) The old stairs complained under our feet. (personification)
6) He eats like a bird. (simile meaning he eats very little)
7) Her smile was a ray of sunshine. (metaphor)
8) To "hit the nail on the head" is an idiom that means to get something exactly right.
9) The mountain looked down at the tiny village below. (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.
That joke is so old it has a beard.
→ hyperbole about an old joke
simile using like
Her eyes were like emeralds.
→ simile using like
hyperbole about an old joke
The clock stared at me during the test.
→ personification of a clock
metaphor about happiness
Laughter is the best medicine.
→ metaphor about happiness
personification of a clock
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