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Personification gives human qualities, actions, or emotions to animals, objects, or ideas—like “the sun smiled down on us” or “fear crept up behind her.” These Personification Worksheets help students recognize how writers bring non-human things to life by attributing human characteristics to them. This figurative language device makes writing more engaging and helps readers connect emotionally with abstract concepts.
These free printable activities guide students in grades K-8 through identifying, analyzing, and creating personification. Worksheets include finding personification in stories and poetry, matching sentences to their meanings, fill-in-the-blank exercises, multiple choice practice, art projects, Mad Libs, and even a scavenger hunt. Students progress from spotting human traits given to objects to writing their own creative examples.
Whether you’re introducing personification through playful activities or analyzing how authors use it for effect, these worksheets offer engaging practice for every skill level.
Personification Guide
Learn what personification is with 50+ examples, teaching tips, and FAQs for grades K-8.
Personification Worksheets
Identify Personification In Action
Circle the object being personified in each sentence, identifying which non-human subject is given human characteristics or actions.
Identifying Personification Activity
Circle the personified objects in each sentence, identifying which non-human subjects are given human characteristics or behaviors in figurative language.
Intro to Personification Worksheet
Learn about personification definition and examples, read sentences demonstrating the technique, then identify objects receiving human characteristics in new sentences.
Personification Anchor Chart
A colorful classroom poster defining personification as giving human qualities to non-human objects, featuring an autumn tree example where "trees proudly display" and "leaves dance joyfully."
Personification Art Project Activity
Create an art project and visual display illustrating personification, drawing objects with human characteristics to represent figurative language visually.
Personification Drawing Worksheet
Personification Fill in the Blank Worksheet
Personification In a Story
Read the story passage and identify examples of personification throughout, noting where non-human subjects receive human characteristics in narrative.
Personification Mad Libs Activity
Create a funny Mad Libs story by filling in blanks with words that create personification, attributing human actions to objects playfully.
Personification Matching Activity
Match sentences containing personification to their meanings, connecting anthropomorphic descriptions with the literal ideas they express figuratively.
Personification Multiple Choice
Answer multiple choice questions to identify personification in sentences and demonstrate understanding of how human qualities are attributed to non-human subjects.
Personification Poetry Matching Activity
Personification Poetry Reading Activity
Personification Printable Activity
Answer questions identifying whether sentences contain personification to practice distinguishing anthropomorphic language from literal descriptions in various contexts.
Personification Scavenger Hunt Activity
This scavenger hunt challenges students to find examples of personification in their environment, then record anthropomorphic descriptions they discover.
Personification Writing Activity
Write a creative paragraph describing a scene using personification to bring non-human elements to life through anthropomorphic description.
Personification in Poetry Worksheet
Printable Identifying Personification Worksheet
Circle sentences that contain personification to distinguish statements attributing human qualities to non-human subjects from literal descriptions without anthropomorphization.
Printable Multiple Choice Personification Activity
Answer multiple choice questions to identify personification and distinguish between sentences that give human qualities to non-human things versus literal descriptions.
Printable Personification Activity
Printable Personification Brainstorm Activity
Brainstorm and write original examples of personification for each category, attributing human qualities to various non-human subjects creatively.
Rewriting Sentences With Personification
Revise each sentence by removing personification to rewrite statements with literal language that does not attribute human qualities to objects.
True or False Personification Worksheet
Identify whether statements are true or false about personification to test knowledge of figurative language definitions and characteristics.
Understanding Personification Worksheet
Writing Sentences with Personification
Write sentences with personification using provided prompts, attributing human qualities to non-human subjects to practice creating figurative descriptions.
