Similies

As slippery as

• Ice floor

• Pillow

• Eel

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

as blind as...

• a bat

• a lion

• a kitten

• a chicken

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

As busy as

• a sloth
• a bee
• a newborn baby
• a snail

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

A phrase that compares two things using "like" or "as"

• noun
• verb
• simile
• metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

What is a simile?

• Sound words
• When the words all start with the same sound
• Comparing two or more things using "like" or "as"
• when something is exciting

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

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

• and, or

• like, as

• and, like

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

As stubborn as a ________

• flute

• bat

• mule

• fly

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Identify the simile.

Jim jumped into the river and swam like a fish.

• Jim jumped

• into the river

• like a fish

• and swam

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

What does "slow as a snail" mean?

• it looks like a snail

• it's the shape of a snail

• it moves quickly

• it moves very slowly

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

Fred is as brave as a ________________.

• Bee

• Lion

• Goat

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D