Identifying and Using Similes

1. Gemma is usually as quiet as a ____

• Fox

• LION

• SLEEPING BABY

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

2. He went on babbling like a _________.

• BIRD

• CHILD

• BOW

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

3. The night was as black as ________.

• DIRT

• COAL

• LEAD

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

4. Curtis' socks smelt like a ___.

• DEAD SKUNK

• FLOWER

• SNOW

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

5. The fire alarm was like a screaming _____.

• BABY

• FIRE

• STEEL

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

6. He was so scared that he shook like a _____.

• WINDMILL

• JELLY

• ROCK

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

7. She was as light as a _______.

• FEATHER

• COAL

• BAT

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

8. The road is as straight as an _____.

• ICE

• OWL

• ARROW

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

9. The ship capsized and sunk like a _____.

• KNIFE

• CORD

• STONE

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

10. Flynn Smallwood can swim like a ______.

• DOG

• EEL

• FISH

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.K.5A