Christmas Figurative Language Worksheets

About this resource

Looking for Christmas and winter-holiday figurative language practice that does not read like it was written for second graders? This is a complete unit for grades 6-8: a one-page guide to six devices (simile, metaphor, personification, hyperbole, idiom, alliteration), a short story to mine, 16 name-the-device sentences, literal vs figurative, what common sayings mean, say-it-plainly rewrites, six explain-the-effect prompts with real writing room, write-your-own pages, a four-line winter holiday poem, two quizzes and three cut-and-paste sorts. Every sentence is original and set in a winter holiday scene: snow, cocoa, lights, gift wrap, cookies and a sleigh. Every page has a "My name" line, one short instruction and room to write. Answer keys cover every item, and a tracker, class grid, team note and family page are included.

EVERYTHING INSIDE (38 pages)

• 21 student pages in 14 kinds of page, each with a name line and one short instruction
• 70 scored items on 11 sheets, every key built from the same lists that draw the page
• 1 reference page: the six devices, each with what it does, an example and a clue
• 1 short story ("A Snowy Night") with 6 numbered phrases to name, plus a ruled box for explaining one
• 2 name-the-device pages: 16 sentences in all, with a device bank (A to F) and a box to copy the clue words
• 1 literal or figurative page: 8 sentences to check, plus two short writing boxes
• 1 what-does-it-mean page: 6 common sayings (cold shoulder, under the weather, icing on the cake, tip of the iceberg, on thin ice, pull out all the stops), multiple choice
• 1 say-it-plainly page: 3 figurative sentences to rewrite in literal words
• 3 explain-the-effect pages: 6 sentences to name and explain, with ruled writing space for each answer
• 1 find-the-mistake page: 4 wrong labels from an invented student, with room to say what is wrong and fix it
• 2 write-your-own pages: 6 prompts, one per device, with tips and an idiom bank
• 1 winter holiday poem page: plan, 4-line poem, a device checklist and an explanation box
• 2 quizzes (12 items); 1 exit-ticket page (3 tickets); 1 self check (8 statements)
• 18 cut-and-paste pieces on 3 sort mats (6 pieces into 3 boxes each: simile, metaphor or personification; hyperbole, idiom or alliteration; literal, a comparison, or says more than it means)
• 4 answer key pages; 1 tracker, 1 class grid, 1 team note, 1 family page
• 1 filled example (an invented student), 1 phrase bank (17 starters in 6 groups)
• Start Here, a how-to-read-a-page page, a binder cover and a page of divider tabs

Built For The Student Holding The Page

A "My name" line, one short instruction with a small picture cue, and a plain double-rule border. Nothing on a student page is written for an adult: the keys and records are on separate teacher pages. Short answers have three or four ruled lines; explanations have five or six. The student pages have no clip art. The file prints clean in black and white.

Invented Examples

The student in the filled example and the student on the mistake page are made up and say so.

Type In, Or Print

The name line, every answer box, every check box and every ruled work box are type-in fields in any PDF reader: click one, type, then save. You can also print any page. This is a fillable PDF; it is not a Google Slides or PowerPoint file.

What This Is, And What It Is Not

A figurative language practice set with the record-keeping around it, set in winter holiday scenes. It is not a timed test, a screener, a clinical tool, or a claim about any student's age or rate of progress. There is no IEP goal language or eligibility wording anywhere in the file, and it does not claim to match any one state's standards: there is a line on the tracker for your own.

If You Want More

Figurative Language Worksheets | Simile, Metaphor, Idiom 6th 7th 8th Grade; 5 Paragraph Essay Graphic Organizer | Outline, Thesis, Transitions 6th-9th Grade.