Printable Using Comparisons Worksheets
Printable using comparisons worksheets for 3rd through 5th grade, with an answer key on every sheet. The sets below cover 3 different skills, so you can start where your child actually is. Available as tracing sheets, fill in the blank, and sorting activities.
Targeted Practice by Skill
About Using Comparisons
What this skill is
Figurative language worksheets cover comparisons. Students learn to write Similes (comparing two things using "like" or "as" - e.g. as quick as a cheetah) and Metaphors (stating one thing IS another - e.g. his voice was thunder). Worksheets feature identifying, completing, and writing original figurative comparisons. Regular practice with these sheets helps children build writing confidence, organizational structure, and foundational communication readiness for upper elementary grade levels.
When children learn it
Similes and metaphors are introduced in 3rd grade and expanded in 4th and 5th grade, supporting L.4.5.A and L.5.5.A standards. Early exposure and guided practice prepare children for success across elementary language arts and writing composition curricula. Early exposure and guided practice prepare children for success across elementary language arts and writing composition curricula.
Teaching Tips
- Play 'Simile Spin': pick an adjective ('bright') and complete 3 similes: bright as a star, bright as a brand new penny.
- Challenge your child to find 2 similes in a chapter book reading section.
Common Mistakes
- Confusing similes (using 'like' or 'as') with plain literal statements (e.g. 'I like apples'). during daily writing practice sessions.
- Overusing cliché comparisons (like 'quiet as a mouse') instead of inventing fresh original similes. during daily writing practice sessions.