Worksheet: Figures of Speech for 3rd Grade
Part 1: Identifying Figures of Speech
Instructions: Read the sentence and identify whether it is a simile, metaphor,
personification, or alliteration.
1. The snow was a white blanket covering the ground.
2. The wind whispered secrets to the trees.
3. She is as brave as a lion.
4. Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.
5. The stars danced in the sky.
6. His heart is a stone.
7. The cat's fur was soft like a cloud.
8. Betty bought a bit of butter.
9. The thunder growled angrily.
10. He’s a shining star in the classroom.
Part 2: Completing the Sentence
Instructions: Fill in the blanks with the appropriate figure of speech.
11. The classroom was so quiet, you could hear a pin drop. This is an
example of __________.
12. My little brother is a walking dictionary. This is a __________.
13. The flowers nodded their heads in the breeze. This is
__________.
14. As busy as a __________. This is a __________.
15. Sally sells seashells by the seashore. This is __________.
Part 3: Create Your Own
Instructions: Write your own example of each figure of speech.
16. Write a simile about an animal:
____________________________.
17. Write a metaphor about school:
____________________________.
18. Write an example of personification about nature:
____________________________.
19. Write an alliteration sentence about food:
____________________________.
Part 4: Matching
Instructions: Match the figure of speech with its definition.
20. Simile
21. Metaphor
22. Personification
23. Alliteration
a. Comparing two things using "like" or "as."
b. Giving human traits to non-human things.
c. A direct comparison without using "like" or "as."
d. Repeating the same starting sound in words close together.
Part 5: True or False
Instructions: Write "True" or "False" for each statement.
24. Alliteration always uses words that start with the same letter.
25. A metaphor compares things using "like" or "as."
26. Personification gives human traits to non-human things.
27. Similes and metaphors are the same.
28. “The stars winked at me” is an example of personification.
Part 6: Multiple Choice
Instructions: Choose the correct answer.
29. "She swims like a fish" is an example of:
a. Metaphor
b. Simile
c. Personification
d. Alliteration
30. Which sentence is a metaphor?
a. The moon was a glowing lantern in the sky.
b. The leaves rustled as if they were whispering.
c. She sang sweetly like a bird.
d. Tim took tiny, tired steps.
31. "The chair groaned under the weight" is:
a. Alliteration
b. Simile
c. Metaphor
d. Personification
Part 7: Fun Riddles
Instructions: Identify the figure of speech in the riddles below.
32. I am as big as an elephant but weigh nothing. What am I? (Hint:
__________)
33. The clock laughed at me as I rushed to finish my homework.
(Hint: __________)
34. The wind howled all night long. (Hint: __________)
Part 8: Identifying in a Poem
Instructions: Read the short poem and underline the figures of speech. Then
label them as simile, metaphor, personification, or alliteration.
The sun smiled brightly,
The clouds whispered a tune,
Her hair flowed like a river,
Soft and shiny in the golden noon.
