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WorksheetsSimiles and Metaphors
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 15mins
What is the meaning of the following Simile?
Sylvia's new lotion made her face as smooth as a baby's booty.
Sylvia's face was really rough.
Sylvia's face was really smooth.
Sylvia's face was oily.
Sylvia's face was really dry.
Identify the simile.
The busy store is a beehive.
He was a broken record.
The hurricane was a monster.
Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee.
The best friends had so much in common they were like two peas in a pod.
What are the words in blue an example of?
Simile
Metaphor
What two things are being compared in this this sentence?
friends to peas
friends to pods
peas to pods
best to friends
When two unlike things are being compared using like or as, it is called a
simile
hyperbole
idiom
metaphor
A comparison of two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as' is:
alliteration
simile
onomatopoeia
metaphor
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 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.
Which of the following sentences contains a metaphor?
A) The clouds were fluffy like cotton candy.
B) Her smile was a ray of sunshine.
C) He ran as fast as a cheetah.
D) The room was as silent as a grave.
Identify the simile in the following sentences.
A) The world is a stage.
B) Her eyes sparkled like diamonds.
C) Time is a thief.
D) The wind whispered secrets.
What is being compared in the simile: 'The night was as dark as coal'?
A) Night and coal
B) Dark and coal
C) Night and dark
D) Night and secrets
