Similes

My grandma is as sweet as sugar.

• She is very nice.

• She wears sweet perfume.

• She likes to bake sweets.

• She loves CHOCOLATE!

When my great uncles drives, he is as slow as a turtle. 

• very slow
• moves pretty quickly
• still beats everyone
• he's super fast

Simile or Metaphor?
That girl is as tough as nails.

• simile
• metaphor

The baby girl’s smile was the sun on dark days. 
What does the metaphor mean above?

• The baby girl's smile made other people happy.
• When the baby girl smiled the sun would rise. 
• The baby never smiled. 
• The baby girl's smile made the moon come out. 

The cookies were so overcooked that they were as hard as rocks.

• nice and soft
• really hard
• just right
• fluffy

As sweet as ....

• a snail

• lightning

• silk

• sugar

as big as ....

• a giant

• the hills

• a mouse

• a bird

as slow as ....

• an ox

• a snail

• lightning

• a beaver

as fast as...

• a snail

• lightning

• a toothpick

• a mouse

The floor was as sticky as glue.

• Glue covered the floor.

• The floor was a glue stick.

• The floor was very sticky.

• Glue made the floor sticky.