Similes & Metaphors Worksheet

Boost your ELA skills! Master similes & metaphors with fun practice.

Recycling Similes Metaphors Watch the video Look at this image. What phrase does it represent? The clock is expensive. Money is spent fast. Time is money. The expression "Time is money" is a simile a metaphor What do you think the expression "Time is money" means? Explain in your own words. Sort the Similes (and Metaphors!) Please sort the following sentences into their correct category. Similes She is as sweet as candy. Bob runs like a deer. She slept like a log. He is as thin as a board. The baby was like an octopus, grabbing at all the cans on the grocery store shelves. As the teacher entered the room she muttered under her breath, “This class is like a three-ring circus!” I feel like a limp noodle. Don ate his salad like a vacuum cleaner. The music was as soothing as rain. The house is as clean as a whistle. Metaphors My dad is a bear of a man. The bar of soap was a slippery eel. The giant’s steps were thunder as he ran toward Jack. The pillow was a cloud when I put my head upon it after a long day. Those girls are two peas in a pod. No one invites Harold to parties because he’s a wet blanket. The car was a jet when it passed by us The grass is a green carpet for the golfers. The alligator's teeth are white daggers. The stormy ocean was a raging bull. What could the following SIMILE mean? You can write your explanation or say it!Aaron swam like a fish through rough waters. What could the following SIMILE mean?Jill was as brave as a lion when she stood up to the bully. What could the following METAPHOR mean?The classroom was a zoo. What could the following METAPHOR mean?Grandma's words were cotton candy. Look for a simile in " How I learned Geography" Open your story " How I learned Geography" and look for one simile. Copy the quote (phrase), say on what page you found it, and explain what it means. Look for a metaphor in "How I learned Geography". Open your "How I learned Geography" and look for one METAPHOR. Copy the quote (phrase), say on what page you found it, and explain what it means.