Simile Worksheets

Related ELA Standard: RL.5.4

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When we are trying to bolster our language it often calls for a simile. Similes are figures of speech that use comparisons, often humorous, between two things. When this technique is used properly it can often engage readers like a dog eating his favorite dinner. See what I did there? Hello, simile! Similes are such common place in everyday language that we often fail to even recognize them. These literary devices are often referred to as rhetorical analogies. This technique can help make our written and verbal language much more interesting for our audience. They often help authors capture their readers with a more expressive approach to literature. These worksheets will help students become comfortable identifying and using similes.

Simile Worksheets To Print:

Descriptive Writing - You are given a descriptive word, make a sentence of it. Use adjectives that can help you make it vivid to readers.

Finish the Sentence - Time to get super creative. We are looking for one killer term to finish of these sentences.

Fill in the Missing Comparison - Super cool phrases to fill those sentences up. We give you a few in a phrase bank.

Scrambled Similes - What messed up sentences, give them a tug. With a quick touch bring more meaning to them.

Writing and Explaining Things - Make those similes fill up quick. After you are finished share it with a partner and see if they can make sense of it.

Cooking Up a Good One - Cooking can be hectic and go many different ways, much like similes! Use this technique three times for each item that is involved in cooking.

Creating Unique Similes - Be creative by filling in the blanks with something you wouldn't normally think of.

Identifying Them - On the blank line under each sentence, identify the use of the literary device. The first one has been done for you.

Matching Them - Match the partial sentence with the correct simile. You are really matching the beginning and end of a sentence together.

What is Being Compared? - You will need to read into this one and show where it is used. Show that you understand the visual that it is attempting to explain.

Paint the Picture with "Like" - They allow you to explain exactly how readers should "see" something in their minds.

Make Your Writing More Creative - Rewrite each sentence by inserting a comparison that makes the sentence more interesting.

What Does That Mean, Anyway? - Find some text that compiles several famous literary passages that contain similes and pass out to students.

Turn Your Them into a Poem - Brainstorm a list of similes in the box below. Using at least 5 of your brainstormed ideas, make a poem.

Pick Them Out Of Thin Air - Circle all the sentences below that use this technique. Some of the sentences do not meet the criteria.

More Simile Worksheet Topics:

Advanced Similes and Metaphors - These take a little more time to understand. Students at a higher level will have a better time with these.

Explaining Similes and Metaphors - Discuss the meaning behind what the authors have created. I would suggest doing this vocally, at first.

Literal and Nonliteral Meanings of Word and Phrases - A single word can change the impact of a message. We explore that in this section and give students plenty of practice.

Literal versus Nonliteral Languages - What is the difference and when do we use each form of language?

Metaphors - These are the comparisons that do not use the words like or as. They are often confused with this topic. The difference is just the ise of those two terms though. It is not that complicated.

Writing Descriptively - We explore how to improve your use of language in your writing. Where are you lost and where are you locking it down?

What are Similes?


A simile is a part of speech that is used to compare two things by using words such as similar to, just like, like, as, etc. They are used in poetry, stories, and other literary contents. The mainly help us compare things or ideas, for humor, and for other such functions. Students must know how to use similes in their own writing and should understand some commonly used phrases. Mostly similes are divided into two categories that are discussed below:


Using the Word "As"


These similes use the word "as" to compare one thing with another on a variety of grounds. So we can say that the format of this simile is as "one thing as another thing". Some commonly used similes that contain word as are: as brave as a lion, as big as an elephant, as black as coal, as cold as ice, as cunning as a fox, as slow as a turtle, as easy as ABC, as good as a gold, as sharp as a knife, as long as a giraffe, as gentle as a lamb, as mean as a bull, as fat as an elephant, as wise as an owl, as playful as a kitten, as blue as the ocean, as hot as fire, hairy as a bear, etc.


Using the Word "Like''


The word "like "is also used in similes to compare two or more things. The format of this simile is "one thing is like other thing". Some commonly used similes that contain word like include: sing like an angel, fight like cats, smell like a rose, shine like a star, cold like ice, hot like lava, swim like a fish, fly like an eagle, sound like a bird, crying like a baby, explode like a volcano, neck like a pipe, fast like a rabbit, and many other similes that cannot be included in a single list.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



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