WorksheetsSimiles and Metaphors
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 16mins
What is being compared in the following simile? Paul tried to help Carolyn get safely off the ice, but he was so nervous that his legs felt like jello.
Carolyn and Paul
legs and ice
Paul and jello
legs and jello
Which sentence contains a metaphor?
Greg is as tall as a tree!
Her temper was a tornado ripping through the house.
Brian was so hungry he ate all his dinner.
The thunder was so loud it rattled the windows.
What is the meaning of the metaphor in the following sentence? Mrs. Jones has an army of children to clothe and feed, so she works two jobs.
Mrs. Jones has children in the military
Mrs. Jones is in the army to make money for her family.
Mrs. Jones has a lot of children.
Mrs. Jones has to work a lot.
Which sentence contains a metaphor?
Tears rolled down her cheeks like a river.
Dad is going to replace his old dinosaur computer with a brand new laptop.
Your room is a mess and needs cleaned.
The boys stood as straight as flagpoles when they were in the show.
Simile or Metaphor?
My brother is a bear in the morning.
simile
metaphor
Simile or Metaphor?
Math is like a puzzle that never ends.
simile
metaphor
Simile or metaphor?
She is as thin as a toothpick.
simile
metaphor
Simile or metaphor?
He is a couch potato.
simile
metaphor
What is the meaning of the metaphor in the following sentence? Dominic is a walking dictionary.
He walks in a weird way.
He talks a lot.
He has a large vocabulary.
He enjoys going to the library.
How many similes are there in the following paragraph?
Getting all the kids in the car was like herding cattle. As soon as one was belted in, another would unbuckle his seatbelt. Finally, all the family was in the car packed in like sardines. Carly felt like a toy car in her toy box. Hopefully, the car would be a speeding bullet and get them to the beach quickly. She couldn’t wait to swim like a fish in the ocean.
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Which sentence is a metaphor?
Getting all the kids in the car was like herding cattle. As soon as one was belted in, another would unbuckle his seatbelt. Finally, all the family was in the car packed in like sardines. Carly felt like a toy car in her toy box. Hopefully, the car would be a speeding bullet and get them to the beach quickly. She couldn’t wait to swim like a fish in the ocean
Getting all the kids in the car was like herding cattle.
Hopefully, the car would be a speeding bullet and get them to the beach quickly.
Carly felt as if she were in one of the toy cars in her toy box.
She couldn’t wait to swim like a fish in the ocean
Which sentence has a simile?
We ran as fast as we could.
Tim likes to eat bananas with peanut butter.
The girls are like two peas in a pod.
The sun dazzled us with its brightness.
