Simile Practice Lists

A simile is a figure of speech that compares two things using the words like or as. The comparison shows a resemblance between unlike objects, ideas or things. For example, when a student exclaims she is as fast as a cheetah, she is comparing her speed to that of the fierce feline. Use our simile practice lists to give students a firmer grasp on these concepts.

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As with most types of figurative language, students encounter similes in their daily speech as well as in literature. In spite of their frequency, similes may not be as easy as the ABCs for students to understand. In order to understand and analyze a simile, students need to search for keywords, identify the objects being compared, and understand the correlation between the two objects. Thus, teachers’ lesson plans for simile practice should include explicit instruction, contextual exposure and repeated practice to ensure all students can effectively explain the meaning of a simile.

Teaching Simile Practice

K-12 teachers may need additional resources to enhance their simile practice lists and lesson plans as well other figures of speech. VocabularySpellingCity provides elementary, middle, and high school teachers with simile word lists, interactive online games for kids, and free printable worksheets to build knowledge and practice of figurative language concepts.

According to the ELA Common Core Standards, similes are introduced to students in the second grade. Students are later assessed on similes in Grade 3. Students learn that similes are a type of figurative language and begin to identify similes in texts by looking for the clue words like (they fought like cats and dogs) and as (the house is as clean as a whistle). They also learn how these phrases can be used to show exaggerations or irony.

As students enter the upper grades, they will need to interpret similes in context. Students in grades 4-12 may use VocabularySpellingCity’s simile online game for kids Paragraph Writing Practice to analyze and explain the simile practice lists studied. Moreover, students may use Paragraph Writing Practice or Sentence Writing Practice to practice similes in their own writing.

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Common Core State Standards Related to Similes

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.4.5.a
Explain the meaning of simple similes and metaphors (e.g., as pretty as a picture) in context.

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.5.5.a
Interpret figurative language, including similes and metaphors, in context.

Similes – Elementary School
  • The boy is as sharp as a tack.
  • As soon as he got into bed, he went out like a light.
  • My mom is always as busy as a bee.
  • Despite the upcoming test, she is as cool as a cucumber.
  • My grandfather is as wise as an owl.

 K-5 Similes Practice Worksheet (Sentence Unscramble)
Similes – Middle School
  • The teenager is as hungry as a wolf.
  • This part of Florida is as flat as a pancake.
  • Rumors often spread like wildfire.
  • She tiptoed upstairs, quiet as a mouse.
  • After his bath, he was as clean as a whistle.

 6-8 Similes Practice Worksheet (WhichWord? Sentences)
Similes – High School
  • The directions for this assignment are as clear as mud.
  • This bed is so comfortable that I sleep like a baby.
  • The new dad is as proud as a peacock.
  • he empty box is as light as a feather.
  • The twins are like two peas in a pod.

 9-12 Simile Practice Worksheet (MatchIt Sentences)

VocabularySpellingCity.com provides simile practice lists, printables, and interactive games and activities that give students the opportunity to interpret, explain, and demonstrate understanding of similes.

Try our simile online game for kids,Sentence Unscramble, with the Elementary School Similes practice list.

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