Similes, Metaphors, and Idioms

Unlock the power of words! This fun Grade 5 worksheet helps students master similes, metaphors, and idioms with ease.

Videos on Similes, Metaphors and Hyperbole. "Similes and Metaphors" by The Bazillions Does the sentence contain a metaphor, a simile, or neither? I like tacos better than hamburgers. Metaphor Simile Neither Alyssa looked like a speeding bullet as she raced to the finish line. Metaphor Simile Neither Anne's room is a junkyard. Metaphor Simile Neither What does the simile in the sentence tell you? The boy across the street has a heart as big as all outdoors. The boy has an enlarged heart. The boy is very giving and kind. The boy is very selfish and mean. The boy wears an oxygen mask. On the cold winter day, under the covers, I kept as snug as a bug in a rug. "As snug as a bug in a rug" is an example of... simile metaphor hyperbole Classify the following according to its heading. Click the examples given and select if it is a 'metaphor', 'simile' or 'idiom'. Metaphor He drowned in a sea of grief. The snow is a white blanket. She is a peacock. Time is money. Laughter is the music of the soul. Simile as fit as a fiddle as red as a beet as white as snow smells like a flower sting like a bee Idiom That test was a piece of cake. A new TV costs an arm and a leg. It's raining cats and dogs out there! Please give him a hand. Your play is tonight? Break a leg!