Idioms
What does this mean?
That test was a piece of cake.
The test was easy.
She was as fast as lightning.
Simile or Metaphor?
Simile.
What are two meanings of season?
1. Such as fall, winter, spring, and summer
2. To add a collection of spices and herbs to something you're eating.
Finish the sentence:
Because it was raining, _____
I stayed inside, I put on a jacket, I got out my umbrella, I didn't have to water my plants, etc.
Use "when pigs fly" in a sentence
Jack will eat eggs when pigs fly.
Etc.
You are a clown.
Simile or Metaphor?
Metaphor
What are two meanings of blue?
1. The color.
2. Feeling sad.
Write a sentence using the conjunction "although".
Although I was tired, I watched a movie after dinner.
Although it was sunny outside, it was cold.
Etc.
What does this mean?
Searching for something in my brother's room is like trying to find a needle in a haystack.
Nearly impossible to find.
His room was a pig sty.
Simile or Metaphor? What is the meaning?
Metaphor.
His room was really messy.
What are two meanings of light?
1. Something that's not very heavy.
2. The opposite of dark.
Unless we leave now, ____
We're going to be late, we won't get good seats, we won't be able to stop for lunch. Etc.
Create a sentence using the phrase.
The last bad thing in a series of bad things.
After waking up late, missing my bus, and getting a tardy slip at school, someone cutting me in the lunch line was the last straw.
Etc.
He is an early bird.
Simile or Metaphor? What is the meaning?
Metaphor.
He wakes up early.
What are two meanings of bear?
1. An animal.
2. To carry.
Write a sentence using the conjunction "until".
Until it stops raining, I'll stay inside.
I will do my homework until I'm finished.
Etc.
Use "butterflies in my stomach" in a sentence.
"butterflies in my stomach" means: I'm nervous or anxious
Create your own simile OR metaphor for the following prompt:
He was slow.
He was as slow as a snail.
He ran like molasses.
He was a snail.
Etc.
What are two meanings of patient?
1. A person being treated in a medical setting.
2. A word you can use to describe someone who tolerates problems or delays without complaint.
Write a sentence using the conjunction "since".
Since the weather has gotten warmer, I've been biking 4 days a week.
Etc.