Similes

A simile COMPARES 2 things using the words ____ or _____.

• and, or

• like, as

• and, like

Complete the Simile: As cold as _______

• crystal

• sand

• ice

• silk

Complete the Simile: As busy as a...............................

• cow

• goat

• buffalo

• bee

Complete the Simile:As big as ______

• an ant

• an elephant

• a bottle

• a giraffe

Complete the Simile: As flat as a _______

• cake

• tree

• 
  muffin

• pancake

What does "slow as a snail" mean?

• it moves very slowly

• it looks like a snail

• it moves quickly

• it's the shape of a snail

What does "pretty as a picture" mean?

• something is ugly

• something you have a picture of

• something is beautiful

• something is in the shape of a frame

"The football player is as fast as a cheetah" means...

• The football player is quick

• The football player saw a cheetah

• The football player was not fast

• There is a cheetah playing football

"The box was as heavy as a box of bricks" tells me that...

• Bricks are heavy.

• The box was heavy.

• Someone was carrying a box of bricks.

"My bed felt like a fluffy cloud" means...

• Clouds are fluffy.

• Fluffy clouds are good to sleep on.

• The bed was very soft and fluffy.