Identifying and Using Similes

A simile COMPARES two things using the words ____ or _____.

• And, this

• like, was

• like, as

• what, as

A simile compares two __________ things.

• Similar

• different

• identical

• familiar

Complete the simile.

Her ring shines like _________.

• the pencil

• the stars

• a mouse

• an ice cream

Amanda and her brother were so hungry, they ate like a __________.

• frog

• rat

• pig

• lizard

Identify the Simile below...

• The tree danced in the wind.

• My backpack weighs a thousand tons!

• The weather today is hot like the sun.

• That cat is the devil.

Identify the simile below....

• My brother is a horrible person.

• I am hungry all the time.

• My father sang like an angel when he welcomed me.

• None of the above

What two things are being compared in the following simile?

When my big brother cries, he sounds like a screaming baby.

• His sounds and a screaming baby

• My big brother and I

• None of the above

Is the following sentence a simile?

He jumped so high.

• Yes

• No

Is the following sentence a simile?

My parents likes eating pancakes on Saturdays.

• Yes

• No

Is the following sentence a simile?

We always fight like cats and dogs.

• Yes

• No