1-Super Similes

Exercise 1: Complete the following similes using the words in the

box.
Hornet

death
lightning giraffe
silk bat
post
bird
lion
new pin

two peas

day

fruitcake life

rabbit
ice
bear
gold

fox
daisy
bug

razor
nails

owl

parrot

peacock

hills

lamb

1- as cold as _____________________
2- as white as ____________________
3- as smooth as __________________
4- as black as ____________________
5- as fresh as a ___________________
6- as cunning as a _________________
7- as green as ____________________
8- as brave as a ___________________
9- as big as an ____________________
10- like ____________________ in a pod
11- as blind as a ___________________
12- as bright as

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____________________
13- as busy as a ____________________
14- as clear as _____________________
15- as deaf as a ____________________
16- as free as a ____________________
good as ____________________
hard as _____________________
hot as ______________________
hungry as a __________________
innocent as a _________________
large as _____________________

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light as a ____________________
mad as a ____________________
nutty as a ___________________
old as the ___________________
pale as ______________________
plain as _____________________
proud as a ___________________
quick as ____________________
sharp as a ___________________
sick as a ____________________
silent as the __________________
snug as ________________ in a rug
solid as a ____________________
stubborn as a _________________
tall as a _____________________
timid as a ____________________
wise as an ___________________
pretty as a ___________________

To vary the beginnings of your sentences, you may start with a simile
but only after skipping the first as. Finish these sentences, please.
1. Angry as a bull,
_______________________________________________________________
2. Strong as an ox,
_______________________________________________________________
3. Cute as a kitten,
_______________________________________________________________
4. Agile as a monkey,
_____________________________________________________________
5. Like a bull in a china shop,
______________________________________________________

Exercise 2: Use the similes you have above to form a paragraph

about your family.
My

Family

My mom is ____________________. She's always ___________, but sometimes she

gets
_______________________.
My brother is __________________. He always ___________________________
_______________________________________.
My sister is ____________________. She's
_________________________________________.

_______________________,

but

Together
we
are
like
a
_____________________. We have our
moments of darkness and gloom, but
the sun always peeks through.

Exercise 3: Use the following

similes to write a paragraph describing two school mates; one whom
you really like and another you cant stand to see.

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____________________________________________________________________________________________________
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____________________________________________________________________________________________________
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____________________________________________________________________________________________________
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My mom is like a fire. She's always warm, but sometimes she gets too hot.
My brother is like a tornado. He always moves fast and spreads destruction
wherever he goes.
My sister is like a snowstorm. She's pretty to look at and icy at times, but with a little
bit of sunshine, that iciness melts.
Together we are like a partly cloudy day. We have our moments of darkness and
gloom, but the sun always peeks through