Find the Similes
Year 4 similes worksheet: underline the simile in ten sentences, write the two things compared, then sort them into as and like. Answer key included.
Year 4 Similes Worksheets
Year 4 similes worksheets: comparisons using like and as, finishing and inventing similes, telling similes from metaphors, and using similes to describe settings and characters.
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Finish the Simile
Year 4 simile worksheet: finish twelve common similes such as as cold as and as busy as, then invent new endings for four. Answer key included.
Invent Similes for Pictures
Year 4 simile worksheet: write a like and an as simile for six pictures, then use the best one in a sentence about a scene. Sample answers included.
Simile or Metaphor?
Year 4 simile or metaphor worksheet: sort 12 comparisons into S and M, turn three metaphors into similes and say which is stronger. Answers included.
Describe a Setting With Similes
Year 4 descriptive writing worksheet: plan similes for a forest at night with a see, hear and feel organiser, then write five sentences. Sample answers.
Similes Check
Year 4 similes check: underline similes, finish three, sort a simile from a metaphor and write one about the sun. One page with an answer key.
Curriculum objectives covered
Reading - comprehension
“Discussing words and phrases that capture the reader's interest and imagination”
Writing - composition
“Composing and rehearsing sentences orally (including dialogue), progressively building a varied and rich vocabulary and an increasing range of sentence structures”
Reading - comprehension
“Identifying how language, structure, and presentation contribute to meaning”
Writing - composition
“In narratives, creating settings, characters and plot”
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Reading Comprehension
Predicting what might happen from details stated and implied, and drawing inferences about characters' feelings, thoughts and motives.
Writing
Proof-reading writing for spelling and punctuation errors, and assessing and editing work to improve its effectiveness.
Spelling
Spelling further homophones and near-homophones, and applying the lower Key Stage 2 spelling patterns and word list.
Grammar and Punctuation
Using pronouns and nouns for clarity and cohesion to avoid repetition, with punctuation practice including commas after fronted adverbials.
Fronted Adverbials
Year 4 fronted adverbials worksheets: adverbials of time, place and manner at the start of a sentence, the comma after a fronted adverbial, and using them in writing.
Speech Marks
Year 4 speech marks worksheets: using inverted commas for direct speech, punctuation inside the speech marks, reporting clauses, new lines for new speakers and turning reported speech into direct speech.
Pronouns
Year 4 pronouns worksheets: personal and possessive pronouns, choosing nouns or pronouns for clarity, avoiding repetition and making sure it is clear who a pronoun refers to.