Develop students’ ability to identify authors’ use of vivid, emotive vocabulary, such as metaphors, similes, personification, idioms and hyperbole with this figurative language worksheet.

Students will read each news headline and highlight the figurative language used by the author. They then explain the meaning of each phrase.

A support version of each activity identifies the figurative language phrase for the student, while an extension version allows students to engage their critical thinking skills by creating their own news headlines.

This activity is ideal for independent work and could be used as a pre- or post-assessment during reporting season.