Homophones, similes and metaphors

Multiple Choice

Fill in the blank with the correct choice:

Javier went to the game in _____ car.

• their

• there

• they're

Multiple Choice

Fill in the blank with the correct choice:

Isabella's desk is over _____.

• their

• there

• they're

Multiple Choice

Fill in the blank with the correct choice:

I want a dog like _____ dog.

• their

• there

• they're

Multiple Choice

Fill in the blank with the correct choice:

_____ house is on fire.

• their

• there

• they're

Multiple Choice

Fill in the blank with the correct choice:

_____ is a nice quiet place to go.

• their

• there

• they're

Multiple Choice

Fill in the blank with the correct choice:

_____ the nicest people I've ever met.

• their

• there

• they're

Multiple Choice

Fill in the blank with the correct choice:

Axel put his shoes ______.

• their

• there

• they're

Multiple Choice

Identify the Simile used in the sentence below:

Her eyes twinkled like diamonds as she looked lovingly at her new kitten.

• her eyes twinkled

• as she looked lovelyling

• at her new kitten

• twinkled like diamonds

Multiple Choice

Suzy eats like a bird.

This simile means that Suzy:

• eats nuts and seeds.

• eats many large meals

• eats while flying

• eats very little.

Multiple Choice

Choose an answer that contains a simile:

• Your room is a pig pen. How do you even find your bed?

• It has rained cats and dogs all day long. I wish the rain would stop.

• Our math homework was a breeze.

• I could not eat Susan's biscuits because they were as hard as a rock.

Multiple Choice

Identify the metaphor in the below sentence:

Elaine has no sympathy for others. You know she has a heart o stone.

• no sympathy for others

• a heart of stone

• no sympathy

• she has a heart.

Multiple Choice

Identify the sentence that contains a metaphor:

• She is as sweet as sugar.

• She is as blind as a bat:

• The sound of the chirping birds is music to my ears.

• Billy is a stubborn as a mule.

Multiple Choice

The metaphor in the below sentence compares his wife to:

"My wife is my compass that guides me to the correct paths in life."

• a passage

• a compass

• a guide

• life

Multiple Choice

The metaphor in this sentence is used to let you know that the car:

"I really got a bad deal on the used car I bought. That car was a real lemon."

• Was a good buy

• had a very low price

• was yellow

• didn't run well.

Open Ended

What is a difference between a simile and a metaphor?