Similes (3)

Match the similes with the examples.

• John seldom does sports and doesn't eat much. So he always feels ill and tired easily. He is ____.

• as wise as an owl

• Ben broke his finger so he spent a whole day to finish his homework. He is ____.

• as weak as a baby

• The old man was ____. Every day people from the village went to his house to ask him questions.

• as silly as a goose

• A villager was not clever. The village people often lied to him but he never noticed. He was ____.

• as slow as a snail

• Peter always shouts at people and never smiles. He makes people frightened. He is ____.

• as fierce as a tiger

Match the similes with the examples.

• Brian was ____ and wouldn't hurt anyone.

• as free as a bird

• Tony is very fit. He can lift up heavy things. He is ____.

• as timid as a mouse

• When it is lightning, my youngest brother hides in the corner and covers his ears. He is ____.

• as strong as an ox

• Ken thought he's most handsome in the world. He walked around with his nose in the air. He was ____.

• as proud as a peacock

• Every time after she finishes the exams, she feels ____.

• as gentle as a lamb

Peter always shouts at people and never smiles. He makes people frightened. He is ​ (a)   .

• as fierce as a tiger
• as weak as a baby
• as slow as a snail
• as wise as an owl
• as silly as a goose
• as free as a bird
• as timid as a mouse
• as strong as an ox
• as gentle as a lamb
• as proud as a peacock

John seldom does sports and doesn't eat much. Therefore, he always feels ill and tired easily. He is ​ (a)   .

• as weak as a baby
• as slow as a snail
• as wise as an owl
• as silly as a goose
• as free as a bird
• as timid as a mouse
• as strong as an ox
• as gentle as a lamb
• as proud as a peacock
• as fierce as a tiger

Ben broke his finger so he spent a whole day to finish his homework while the others just spent 15 minutes. He is ​ (a)   .

• as slow as a snail
• as wise as an owl
• as silly as a goose
• as free as a bird
• as timid as a mouse
• as strong as an ox
• as gentle as a lamb
• as proud as a peacock
• as fierce as a tiger
• as weak as a baby

The old man was ​ (a)   . Every day people from the village went to his house to ask him questions about things they did not understand.

• as wise as an owl
• as silly as a goose
• as free as a bird
• as timid as a mouse
• as strong as an ox
• as gentle as a lamb
• as proud as a peacock
• as fierce as a tiger
• as weak as a baby
• as slow as a snail

A villager was not clever at all. The village people often lied to him but he never noticed. He was ​ (a)   .

• as silly as a goose
• as free as a bird
• as timid as a mouse
• as strong as an ox
• as gentle as a lamb
• as proud as a peacock
• as fierce as a tiger
• as weak as a baby
• as slow as a snail
• as wise as an owl

When it is thunder and lightning, my youngest brother hides in the corner and covers his ears. He is ​ (a)   .

• as timid as a mouse
• as free as a bird
• as strong as an ox
• as gentle as a lamb
• as proud as a peacock
• as fierce as a tiger
• as weak as a baby
• as slow as a snail
• as wise as an owl
• as silly as a goose

Tony is very fit. He can lift up heavy things. He is ​ (a)   .

• as strong as an ox
• as free as a bird
• as gentle as a lamb
• as proud as a peacock
• as fierce as a tiger
• as weak as a baby
• as slow as a snail
• as wise as an owl
• as silly as a goose
• as timid as a mouse

Brian was ​ (a)   ​ and wouldn't hurt anyone.

• as gentle as a lamb
• as free as a bird
• as proud as a peacock
• as fierce as a tiger
• as weak as a baby
• as slow as a snail
• as wise as an owl
• as silly as a goose
• as timid as a mouse
• as strong as an ox