Grade 5: Simile and Metaphor

The best friends had so much in common they were like two peas in a pod. 
What are the words in blue an example of?

• Simile
• Metaphor

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

The best friends had so much in common they were like two peas in a pod. 
What are the words in blue an example of?

• Simile
• Metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

When my great uncles drives, he is as slow as a turtle. 

• very slow
• moves pretty quickly
• still beats everyone
• he's super fast

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

My mom was as excited as a kid on Christmas morning when we got a pool.

• a little happy
• thrilled
• sleepy
• bored

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

My grandma is as sweet as sugar.

• she is very nice
• she wears sweet perfume
• she likes to bake sweets
• she loves CHOCOLATE!

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

I love my new friend like a sister.

• we fight a lot
• love each other a lot
• we're twins
• we share clothes

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

When I heard that my sister broke the case of roses and didn't admit it, I was surprised because she's usually such an angel.

• very naughty
• likes to wear white
• is well-behaved
• is mean

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CCSS.L.9-10.5A

Simile or Metaphor?
He is a night owl because he stays up late.

• simile
• metaphor

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Simile or Metaphor?
She is as thin as a toothpick.

• simile
• metaphor

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

What is figurative language?

• Language that means more than what the words say.
• Language that means just what the words say.

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4