Synonyms
quiet
looked closely
She usually east cereal for breakfast. it is something she often likes to do.
often
Adding and subtracting is a breeze.
Metaphor - it's easy
I'm so hungry I can eat a whole cow.
Hyperbole - He is starving!
empty
splendid
The snake slithered silently, so it stayed quietly hidden.
quietly
She eats like a pig.
Simile - she eats a lot
personification
The man was too frugal to buy new shoes because he was being cheap with his money.
cheap
The child admired the artwork and said how much she liked it.
liked
spooky
He's as sly as a fox.
Simile - sneaky
It's so hot that I'm going to melt.
Hyperbole - it's very very hot
The boy told his friends to gather all the seashells they could find. The friends went to get the seashells.
get
The students were curious and wanted to learn more about the experiment.
learn more
The instructions were hard to understand and very confusing.
hard to understand
Her teeth are as white as snow.
Simile - very white teeth
Idiom - it was very expensive
It is almost freezing today. It is very cold.
very cold
tell
The teacher asked the students to collect the papers and gather them at the front of the classroom.
collect
Metaphor - she was red because she got too much sun
The cake is drowning in frosting.
personification - It has a LOT of frosting