Similes and Metaphors
Joe's mind is as sharp as an arrow.
Simile
Identify all the nouns in the sentence below.
My grandfather planted flowers in his garden.
grandfather, flowers, garden
Don't touch my belongings
Imperative
What does "spill the beans" mean?
Reveal secret information
Identify the preposition in this phrase.
behind the old red barn
behind
Her eyes shown like white diamonds in the sky.
Simile
Identify all the adjectives in the sentence below.
The icy wind reminded us to bring our warm jackets.
icy, warm
Steven is allergic to peanuts
Declarative
What does "on the fence" mean?
Undecided about something
Identify the prepositional phrase within this sentence.
The birds flew toward the cold ocean.
toward the cold ocean
The computer is dinosaur with its vast screen and no disk drive.
Metaphor
Identify all the verbs in the sentence below.
The mother bear watched as her cubs wrestled each other.
watched, wrestled
There's a monster under my bed
Exclamatory
What does "a drop in the bucket" mean?
A tiny amount
Identify the object of the prepositional phrase.
during the long flight
flight
The dress was made just for me, so it fits just like a glove.
What two things are being compared?
dress and glove
Identify all the pronouns in the sentence below.
We decided to watch a movie with them after lunch.
we, them
Are you sure we can have another cookie
Interrogative
What does "in a nutshell" mean?
A summary
Unscramble the words to make a prepositional phrase. Then identify the object of the preposition.
school our inside new
inside our new school , school
Our coach is an ogre, so don't be late to practice.
What two things are being compared?
coach and ogre
Identify all the adverbs in the sentence below.
I feel well and can return to school now.
well, now
There's a rattlesnake in that bush
Exclamatory
What does "a dime a dozen" mean?
Common and easy to get
Identify the preposition, the prepositional phrase, and the object of the preposition in the sentence.
The snake slithered across the dry desert.
across, across the dry desert, desert