Spelling - Similes, Metaphors and Idioms

1. As agile as ________

• a cat

• a monkey

• an elephant

As alike as two peas in a pod. This means two things/ persons:

• look alike

• are like similar fruit / foodstuffs

Immanuel is as brave as a lion. This means he is:

• timid

• brave

• reckless

As clear as ________ .

• crystal

• smoke

• can be

Tanjareen was as blind as a ________.

• badger

• bat

The table’s surface was smooth and as ________ as a pancake.

• fat

• thick

• flat

Mum put a bandage on Joey’s injured knee and told him, “See. Your knee is as good as ________ .”

• new

• can be

Peter had not eaten; he was as hungry as _______ .

• as could be

• a lion

• anyone else

Saint Nicklaus had a heart of gold. This means:

• that he was not human.

• that he had a golden heart.

• that he was truly kind.

Nabal had a heart of stone. He was a very __________ man.

• cruel

• kind

• indifferent