Animals
I’m as blind as a bat!
bats, vision
I’ve scrubbed the house from top to bottom and now it is as clean as whistle
house, whistle
We had to turn in our project in 5 minutes but Jack wasn't worried, he was as cool as a cucumber’.
a person (Jack), a cucumber
When Tom jumped out of the closet to scare Taylor, she turned as white as a ghost.
Taylor, a ghost
The words were like a puzzle that I had to figure out.
words, puzzle
Half of the class has the flu. We are dropping like flies.
students, flies
She was as pretty as a picture.
Alison is as tough as nails. She didn’t even cry when she fell off the swings.
Alison, nails
The rose was as red as blood.
rose, blood
Reading is like a river of words flowing through my head
reading, river
I love my son, but he eats like a pig sometimes!
the son, a pig
His legs were as stiff as a board
legs, boards (pieces of wood)
Dave went out in snow wearing only shorts. He is as mad as a hatter.
Dave, The Mad Hatter (crazy)
Her eyes were as blue as the sky.
eyes, the sky
My life is like an open book. I don't keep anything hidden.
someone's life, a book
My first day of school I felt like a fish out of water.
Person, fish
I haven’t watered my plants in weeks and the soil is as dry as a bone.
Soil, bones
When Carla got to driver her car for the first time she was as excited as a kid on a rollercoaster.
Carla, a kid on a rollercoaster
The cat's fur was as black as the night.
fur, night
The activity in class was as thrilling as a mystery novel
Lucy usually just sits in class as quiet as a mouse.
Lucy, a mouse
Tommy and Timmy are like two peas in a pod.
Tom and Timmy, peas
She was as lonely as a single star in the sky.
A person, a star
Susanna's shirt was like a bright yellow sun
shirt, sun
She read his face like a book.
face, book