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Similes are one device authors can use to compare two different things. They are easily identified because they use the words "like" or "as" in the comparison. The following collection of activity sheets will help your students learn how to identify and use similes correctly. Activities include completing sentences with the correct simile from a given list, identifying similes within given sentences, identifying which things are being compared by a simile, differentiating between similes and metaphors, and more.

Metaphors and similes make comparisons, but the difference between the two are the words that are used. Metaphors state direct comparisons, while similes use words such as like or as. That is the dead give away on that.

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Printable Simile Worksheets

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Which Is It?

Read each sentence below. Does it contain a simile (S) or a metaphor? (M) Write the correct answer on the line.

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Compare Them Both

Write both a simile and a metaphor about each subject.

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Making Metaphors

Circle the metaphor in each sentence. Now write a metaphor about each subject.

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In the Sentence

Each sentence below contains a metaphor. Find the metaphor. Rewrite the sentence so that the comparison made is a simile instead of a metaphor.

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On the Line

Are the underlined words a metaphor (M) or a simile (S)? Write your answer on the line.

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Understanding Metaphors

Explain the metaphor in each sentence.

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Sentence Rewrites

Underline the simile in each sentence. Then rewrite the sentence turning the simile into a metaphor.

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Practice Exercises

Using similes make sentences more interesting to read or hear. Fill in the blanks from the list to complete these well known ones.

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Whole Bunch of Similes

Use the similes in the word bank to complete each of the sentences.

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Last of the Word Banks

Use the similes that are given to complete the sentences.

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Create Similes

You will need to think for a while before completing this one.

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Create More

We'll take care of the last of these to push through the concept for you.

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Simile Transfer Exercise

Underline the word or phrase that is being described by each simile. Put parentheses around the word or phrase it is being compared to. =

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Find That Phrase

Let's finish this off strong for the quality of the learning.

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Last Worksheet

This simile activity is used to work to the end of this skill.

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