WorksheetsSimiles and Metaphors
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 20mins
What are the words in blue an example of?
What two things are being compared in this this sentence?
What does the metaphor mean above?
Which of the following is a simile?
I looked up as I heard a bird above my head.
The mom was as excited as a kid on Christmas morning.
Jenny likes to go swimming in the river.
Kendal was a fish in the water.
What two things are being compared in the metaphor:
"Her tears were rivers flowing down her cheeks."
her and cheeks
tears and rivers
rivers and flowing
rivers and cheeks
All of the following are similes except for
The rumors spread like wildfire about who was going to be the new teacher.
Emily's new jacket fit like a glove.
Monique likes to listen to music while she studies.
I always ask Leo for help because he is as wise as an owl.
All of the following are metaphors except for
It took forever to get to my grandma's house because the freeway was a parking lot.
Sara acted like a baby when she went to the dentist.
The snow was a blanket that covered the sidewalk.
I avoid my dad in the morning because he is a crab when he gets out of bed.
All of the following are metaphors except for
The thunder was a mighty lion.
The storm was a raging bull.
His eyes were ice as he stared at his sister.
I am nine years old in the fourth grade.
All of the following are similes except for:
Her plan worked like a dream.
The teenager ate like a horse.
I don't know why she doesn't like the dark.
My dad said he slept like a log.
Which of the following is a metaphor?
The camper was a chicken when he heard a growl in the forest.
The baby ate like a bird during dinner.
Greg is a thirty year old baseball player.
The twins fight like cats and dogs.
Which sentence contains a simile?
Being with my students was pure heaven.
You behaved like absolute angels.
Does the following sentence contain a metaphor or a smile: Life is a stage, and we are all actors.
Simile
Metaphor
Does the following sentence contain a metaphor or a smile: Annabelle's room looked like it was hit by a huricane.
Simile
Metaphor
My brother was boiling mad.
Simile or metaphor? The cat's fur was a blanket of warmth.
simile
metaphor
Which two words are being compared? The cat's fur was a blanket of warmth.
cat and warmth
cat and fur
fur and blanket
blanket and warmth
