SENTENCES WITH SIMILES NAME:________________

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A simile is a fun way to compare something. Here are some examples:

A person with a bad sunburn can be described this way: Kelly is as red as a lobster!
Meaning: A lobster is very red, and Kelly is very red.
A person who is stubborn can be described this way: Chris is as stubborn as a mule.
Meaning: A mule is very stubborn, and Chris is very stubborn.

EXERCISE A. Use each word one time to make a simile in each sentence below. Don’t forget AS…AS.
__9__blind _____free _____hard _____quiet _____strong
_____busy _____fresh _____nice _____red _____sweet
_____clear _____good _____light _____regular _____tough
_____clever _____happy _____old _____sick _____weak

1. Rick’s __as blind as____ a bat. He really needs to get some new glasses.
2. Mary's ______________ a bee. She works a lot.
3. Shhh! You must be ______________ a mouse! The baby is asleep.
4. MaryEllen's ______________ the hills. She's 97 now!
5. This box is ______________ a feather. I can carry it easily.
6. Your whispering is ______________ a bell. I can hear you clearly!
7. I always feel ______________ a daisy after my shower.
8. Your perfume smells ______________ a rose.
9. Petra's ______________ a fox. She's very sly.
10. JinWon's ______________ a dog. Poor guy! He caught the flu yesterday.
11. A newborn baby is ______________ a kitten. A newborn baby can’t even hold his head up.
12. Lee is ______________ a bird. He got out of jail yesterday.
13. Sung-Mi's ______________ a beet. She always gets embarrassed when she gives a speech.
14. Maria's ______________ a lark. She's finally getting married to her sweetheart today.
15. My new bed’s ______________ a rock. I can't sleep on it.
16. Your children were ______________ gold. I loved babysitting them!
17. John's ______________ an ox. I saw him move a piano once all by himself!
18. Mick is a very polite student. He's ______________ pie!
19. Swiss trains come ______________ clockwork. They’re almost never late.
20. The soldier was ______________ nails. He slept in the jungle for a week.

EXERCISE B. Write a simile for each cue below. Write a complete sentence.
Example: (my brother) My brother is as strong as an ox. .

1. (my teacher) _________________________________________________________________

2. (my mother) __________________________________________________________________

3. (my grandfather) ______________________________________________________________

4. (my friend) ___________________________________________________________________

5. (my father) ___________________________________________________________________

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An English-Zone.Com Worksheet

A simile is a fun way to compare something. Here are some examples:

A person with a bad sunburn can be described this way: Kelly is as red as a lobster!
Meaning: A lobster is very red, and Kelly is very red.
A person who is stubborn can be described this way: Chris is as stubborn as a mule.
Meaning: A mule is very stubborn, and Chris is very stubborn.

EXERCISE A. Use each word one time to make a simile in each sentence below. Don’t forget AS…AS.
__9__blind __9__free __9__hard __9__quiet __9__strong
__9__busy __9__fresh __9__nice __9__red __9__sweet
__9__clear __9__good __9__light __9__regular __9__tough
__9__clever __9__happy __9__old __9__sick __9__weak

1. Rick’s _ _ a s b l i n d a s _ _ _ _ a bat. He really needs to get some new glasses.

2. Mary's _ _ a s b u s y a s _ _ _ _ a bee. She works a lot.
3. Shhh! You must be _ _a s q u i e t a s _ _ _ _ a mouse! The baby is asleep.
4. MaryEllen's _ _ a s o l d a s _ _ _ _ the hills. She's 97 now!
5. This box is _ _ a s l i g h t a s _ _ _ _ a feather. I can carry it easily.
6. Your whispering is _ _a s c l e a r a s _ _ _ _ a bell. I can hear you clearly!
7. I always feel _ _a s f r e s h a s _ _ _ _ a daisy after my shower.
8. Your perfume smells _ _ a s s w e e t a s _ _ _ _ a rose.
9. Petra's _ _ a s c l e v e r a s _ _ _ _ a fox. She's very sly.
10. JinWon's _ _ a s s i c k a s _ _ _ _ a dog. Poor guy! He caught the flu yesterday.
11. A newborn baby is _ _ a s w e a k a s _ _ _ _ a kitten. A newborn baby can’t even hold his head up.
12. Lee is _ _ a s f r e e a s _ _ _ _ a bird. He got out of jail yesterday.
13. Sung-Mi's _ _ a s r e d a s _ _ _ _ a beet. She always gets embarrassed when she gives a speech.
14. Maria's _ _ a s h a p p y a s _ _ _ _ a lark. She's finally getting married to her sweetheart today.
15. My new bed’s _ _ a s h a r d a s _ _ _ _ a rock. I can't sleep on it.
16. Your children were _ _a s g o o d a s _ _ _ _ gold. I loved babysitting them!
17. John's _ _ a s s t r o n g a s _ _ _ _ an ox. I saw him move a piano once all by himself!
18. Mick is a very polite student. He's _ _a s n i c e a s _ _ _ _ pie!
19. Swiss trains come _ _ a s r e g u l a r a s _ _ _ _ clockwork. They’re almost never late.
20. The soldier was _ _ a s t o u g h a s _ _ _ _ nails. He slept in the jungle for a week and ate bugs!

EXERCISE B. Write a simile for each cue below. Write a complete sentence. You can use the similes
above, or your own similes.
Example: (my brother) My brother is as strong as an ox. .

6. (my teacher) (various answers possible) .

7. (my mother) __________________________________________________________________
8. (my grandfather) ______________________________________________________________
9. (my friend) ___________________________________________________________________
10. (my father) ___________________________________________________________________
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