Similies!

The boy liked to play video games.

• simile
• not a simile

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

My grandfather is ___________ without his glasses.

• as light as a feather

• as clear as crystal

• as hard as a rock

• as blind as a bat

• as dark as night

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

Identify the simile.

Jim jumped into the river and swam like a fish.

• Jim jumped

• into the river

• like a fish

• and swam

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

The night was as black as _______________ which made Shaggy and Scooby scared.

• Coal

• Lemons

• Snow

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Which of the following is a simile?

• When we had a substitute, the classroom was a zoo.

• Lynne likes peanut butter and pickle sandwiches for lunch.

• Olive was a star on the stage.

• The boy sounded like a screaming baby when he didn't get his way.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Complete the Simile:

As cold as _______

• ice

• sand

• crystal

• silk

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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.W.4.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D

Which is a SIMILIE?

• My cat roared LIKE a lion

• My cat ran fast

• My cat is my best friend

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

As mad as a

• bat

• hatter

• feather

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B