Simile

A simile.....

• tells what a person likes
• compares two unlike things using the words like or as
• compares two similar things 
• tells what a person is doing

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I am as quick as a fox.

• simile
• not a simile

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The boy liked to play video games.

• simile
• not a simile

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The house is as clean as a whistle.

• simile
• not a simile

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As busy as

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

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As cold as

• ice
• a July day
• a fresh baked cake
• a desert summer

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As cheap as

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

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Make this a simile.  She sings...

• at lunch
• at the crowd
• like a bird
• very well

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As sweet as ______

• an ox
• sugar
• a fox

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Which phrase IS a simile?

• It is ice cold in this room.

• You're as cold as ice.

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