Simile or Metaphor?
He runs as fast as a cheetah.
Simile
Similes and metaphors compare two things.
True
He cried like a ______.
Baby
Today, school was a chore. What 2 things are this sentence comparing?
A. School and Today
B. Today and Chore
C. School and Chore
C. School and Chore
He cried like a baby.
Simile.
He was crying a lot
Tim has a heart of gold.
Metaphor
Similes use "LIKE" or "AS" to compare two different things.
True
The walls were as white as _________.
Snow
Your eyes are green like grass. What 2 things are this sentence comparing?
A. Eyes and Grass
B. Eyes and Green
C. Green and Grass
A. Eyes and Grass
The classroom was a zoo.
Metaphor
Wild, the class was acting crazy, not behaving
Jim is as silly as a clown.
Simile
"Cute as a button" is a metaphor.
False
Her smile was as bright as the ______.
Sun
Jeffrey's room smelled like dirty socks. What 2 things are this sentence comparing?
A. Jeffrey and Dirty Socks
B. Room and Smell
C. Room and Dirty Socks
C. Room and Dirty Socks
He was as busy as a bee doing work all night.
Simile
He was very busy
Sam was jumping for joy.
Metaphor
Metaphors compare items using the words "LIKE" or "AS".
False
He has a heart of _______.
Gold
Those girls are two peas in a pod. What two things is this sentence comparing?
A. Peas and Pod
B. Girls and Peas
C. Girls and Two
B. Girls and Peas
The snowstorm left a blanket of snow on my house.
Metaphor.
The house was covered in snow.
The night was as black as tar.
Simile
"My sister is a couch potato" is a metaphor.
True
He was quiet as a ______.
Mouse
The child is a thief when it comes to cookies. What 2 things are this sentence comparing?
A. Child and Cookies
B. Child and Thief
C. Thief and Cookies
B. Child and Thief
He was as hungry as a bear.
Simile
He was starving. He was really hungry.