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Similes and Metaphors Practice

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Similes and Metaphors Practice

Read each question carefully. A simile compares things using words such as “like” or “as”. A metaphor says that one thing is another. For open-ended questions, answers will vary.

Spot the comparison

Choose the best answer for each sentence.

1.Which sentence uses a simile?
  • Lachlan packed the snacks into the boot.
  • The road curled like a ribbon across the hills.
  • The car stopped beside a lookout.
2.Which sentence contains a metaphor?
  • Ivy's laughter was a burst of sunshine in the car.
  • The clouds moved slowly above the highway.
  • Matilda waved to a cyclist.
3.Select both words that often signal a simile.
  • like
  • as
  • because
  • from
4.“The desert was as dry as an old bone.” What kind of figurative language is used?
  • Simile
  • Metaphor
  • Neither
5.“The sun was a golden coin above the highway.” Is this a simile or a metaphor?

Complete the comparisons

Finish each sentence with an imaginative comparison. Example answers are provided; other sensible ideas are also correct.

6.Complete the simile: The night sky looked like .
7.Complete the simile: Matilda's smile was as warm as .
8.Complete the metaphor: The road trip playlist was for the long drive.
9.Complete the metaphor: When the storm arrived, the sky became .

Write your own

Create original comparisons connected to a family road trip.

10.Write a simile describing the view from a car window. Include “like” or “as”.
11.Write a metaphor describing a busy roadside service station.

Descriptive writing challenge

Invent a road-trip moment to write about.

12.Write a short descriptive paragraph about an invented road-trip moment. Include at least two similes and one metaphor. Then underline the similes and circle the metaphor.

2 printable pages

  • Similes and Metaphors Practice, page 1 of 2: Spot the comparison, Complete the comparisons

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  • Similes and Metaphors Practice, page 2 of 2: Write your own, Descriptive writing challenge

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