5th Grade Language Arts Worksheets

Channelize practice employing our 5th grade language arts worksheets that come with answer keys and comprise exercises in correlative conjunctions, prepositions, interjections, forming and using the perfect verb tense, and in separating words using commas. Bolster vocabulary with Greek and Latin prefixes, interpret figurative language, draw inferences, make predictions, state an opinion, write informative and narrative texts. This list represents only a smattering of the engaging worksheets this collection offers. Make sure to stock your library with our free grade 5 language arts worksheets.

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Explore 30+ Fifth Grade Figurative Language Worksheets

Choosing the Correct Homophones

Complete each sentence choosing between the correct homophones or words with similar pronunciation but different spellings.

Completing the Passage with Homographs

Fill in the blank with the homograph that best fits each context and complete the passage.

Identifying the Similes in the Story

Read the story and scout out all the similes or comparisons you come across and write a sentence with each of them.

Writing the Meanings of Metaphors

Comprehend each metaphor and write to explain the comparison and the meaning.

Alliteration Poem

Read the poem "Putting up a Christmas Tree", and underline the alliterations in it.

Christmas Idioms

Pick out the idioms related to Christmas in the sentences, underline them and write their meanings.

Writing the Meanings of Proverbs

Read the proverb or saying and write its meaning in the space provided.

Personification Chart

Know how to give human nature or character to inanimate things using this chart with a clear definition backed by examples.

Circling Onomatopoeia

Figure out the words on the tree that imitate, resemble, or suggest the sound that it describes and circle the words.

Combining Words to Make Oxymorons

Choose a contrasting pair of words, one from each column to create an oxymoron lending a sense of humor or irony.

Describing Illustrated Hyperboles

Describe each picture using a hyperbole or an extreme exaggeration to make a point or show emphasis.

Completing Proverbs

Read each proverb or valuable piece of advice and complete it.

Onomatopoeia | Writing Sound Words

Look at each picture and write the sound produced by the animal or thing in the picture, in other words, write an onomatopoeia.

Identifying Similes and Explaining Their Meanings

Locate the simile or the comparison made by using the words "like" and "as" in each sentence, highlight it and write its meaning.

Identifying Idioms and Writing Their Meanings

Look for the idiom or a group of words that present a non-literal meaning in each sentence, underline it and write its meaning.