Similes (Year 6)

True or False?

A simile COMPARES 2 things.

• True

• False

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

• and, or

• like, as

• and, like

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Complete the Simile:

As cold as _______

• ice

• sand

• crystal

• silk

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Complete the Simile: 
As flat as a _______

• cake
• tree
• pancake
• muffin

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As cheap as

• gold
• a new car
• a diamond ring
• dirt

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As skinny as ______

• the hills

• a giant

• a toothpick

• a rock

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I am so hungry, I could…

• eat like a horse

• eat like a fish

• eat you

• eat a man

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They fought like ...

• a walrus

• a lion and bull

• a beaver

• a cat and dog

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The acrobats were so agile. It was so breathtaking to watch them.

What is the best simile for the acrobats?

• as fast as a fox

• as slow as a turtle

• as agile as a leopard

• as agile as a monkey

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The teacher was very angry at him. What he did was outrageous.

What is the appropriate simile for the teacher

• as angry as a lion

• as mad as a hornet

• as mad as a tiger

• as angry as a bear

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