Similes and Metaphors Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 11: Similes and metaphors · Set 407 · 40 questions

Writer's tip (Like / as … as, or IS): Simile: uses “like” or “as … as” (as cold as ice, ran like the wind). Metaphor: says one thing IS or WAS another, with no like or as (the moon was a silver plate). Neither: an ordinary sentence that compares nothing (we ate rice for dinner).

1. 1.Which sentence is a simile? (a) The road was as straight as a ruler. (b) It rained all night in our town. (c) The playground was an oven in May.
2. 2.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) The new shoes shone like stars. (b) Dad is a walking dictionary. (c) The cat sat on the warm mat.
3. 3.Which sentence is a simile? (a) My little brother is a chatterbox. (b) It rained all night in our town. (c) The water was as clear as glass.
4. 4.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) The snow was a white blanket on the hills. (b) Dad’s voice boomed like thunder. (c) The teacher wrote the date on the board.
5. 5.Which sentence is a simile? (a) The baby slept in the afternoon. (b) The elephant moved like a slow grey hill. (c) The lake was a mirror for the mountains.
6. 6.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) Grandpa reads the newspaper every day. (b) The busy market was a beehive. (c) The night was as dark as ink.
7. 7.Complete the simile:
   “as ___ as a giraffe” (a) short (b) round (c) tall
8. 8.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
   “The train left the station at nine.” (a) neither (b) simile (c) metaphor
9. 9.Which sentence is a simile? (a) The stars were diamonds in the night sky. (b) The shop sells pencils and erasers. (c) The baby slept like a log.
10. 10.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “The wrestler was as strong as an ox.” (a) neither (b) simile (c) metaphor
11. 11.Complete the simile:
    “as ___ as a tortoise” (a) fast (b) loud (c) slow
12. 12.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “My little brother is a chatterbox.” (a) neither (b) simile (c) metaphor
13. 13.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “The shop sells pencils and erasers.” (a) neither (b) simile (c) metaphor
14. 14.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) The baby slept like a log. (b) The teacher wrote the date on the board. (c) The moon was a silver plate in the sky.
15. 15.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) The fog was a grey curtain over the town. (b) Meera watered the plants in the morning. (c) The new shoes shone like stars.
16. 16.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) The wrestler was as strong as an ox. (b) The classroom was a zoo after the bell rang. (c) It rained all night in our town.
17. 17.Complete the simile:
    “as ___ as ice” (a) loud (b) cold (c) hot
18. 18.Which sentence is a simile? (a) Meera watered the plants in the morning. (b) The new shoes shone like stars. (c) The snow was a white blanket on the hills.
19. 19.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “Grandpa reads the newspaper every day.” (a) metaphor (b) simile (c) neither
20. 20.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) Meera watered the plants in the morning. (b) The baby slept like a log. (c) My little brother is a chatterbox.
21. 21.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “Our teacher is a fountain of ideas.” (a) metaphor (b) neither (c) simile
22. 22.Which sentence is a simile? (a) The stars were diamonds in the night sky. (b) The dog barked at the postman. (c) The feather was as light as air.
23. 23.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) The feather was as light as air. (b) The children played cricket after school. (c) The playground was an oven in May.
24. 24.Complete the simile:
    “as ___ as an owl” (a) wise (b) silly (c) foolish
25. 25.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “My father bought a new umbrella.” (a) metaphor (b) neither (c) simile
26. 26.Complete the simile:
    “as ___ as an ox” (a) tiny (b) strong (c) weak
27. 27.Complete the simile:
    “as ___ as a peacock” (a) shy (b) proud (c) humble
28. 28.Which sentence is a simile? (a) The moon was a silver plate in the sky. (b) The tired dog snored like a tractor. (c) My father bought a new umbrella.
29. 29.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “The night was as dark as ink.” (a) metaphor (b) neither (c) simile
30. 30.Which sentence is a simile? (a) Kabir finished his homework early. (b) The children chattered like a flock of parrots. (c) Dad is a walking dictionary.
31. 31.Which sentence is a simile? (a) The river was a silver ribbon in the valley. (b) The night was as dark as ink. (c) My father bought a new umbrella.
32. 32.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) The children chattered like a flock of parrots. (b) Her bedroom is a pigsty. (c) The baby slept in the afternoon.
33. 33.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “The baby slept like a log.” (a) neither (b) simile (c) metaphor
34. 34.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “The stars were diamonds in the night sky.” (a) simile (b) neither (c) metaphor
35. 35.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) Her smile was as bright as the sun. (b) The cat sat on the warm mat. (c) The clouds were cotton balls in the sky.
36. 36.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “The cat sat on the warm mat.” (a) metaphor (b) neither (c) simile
37. 37.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) The cat sat on the warm mat. (b) The night was as dark as ink. (c) Grandma’s garden is a rainbow of flowers.
38. 38.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “Grandma’s garden is a rainbow of flowers.” (a) metaphor (b) neither (c) simile
39. 39.Complete the simile:
    “as ___ as glass” (a) soft (b) clear (c) muddy
40. 40.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “The dog barked at the postman.” (a) neither (b) simile (c) metaphor

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