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Super Similles Similes are a way of comparing two things using LIKE or AS: He eats like a pig He is as quiet as a mouse. Try and finish these similes: Like Similes: verb +like + noun The diamond shone like The wind howled like She swims like The sun blazed like As Similes: as + adjective + as + noun The cloak was as green as The man was as tall as The rock was as sharp as The bag was as heavy as Fill in the similes: The moon was as bright as I walked quickly through dry grass that crunched like Trees as tall as towered over me. As quick as a huge animal ran towards me. My heart felt like a beating in my chest. I ran like a to get home to safety, my legs were as wobbly as . The windows of my house were as yellow as showing me I was finally safe Try writing some similes of your own. Twn aaapaycour AS quick as a flesl We can use similes to describe things in an interesting way. If I want to say someone is fast I could say, they are as quick as a flash. If I want to say they are slow I could say they are as slow as a snail. Using the adjectives in the box, can you make some similes? fast sharp pretty old sweet hot cold dark white soft happy fluffy Twn artaapaycour Stimélles Mattel Match the simile starts to their endings Tre teh Stiatlle Achectives Fill in the similes using the correct adjective: tall noisy pale dark blind. old Without his glasses he is as as a bat. Quiet down! You are as as a group of monkeys! When the power went out, the house was as as night The tree grew as as a house. My Grandmas is as as the hills. Se Are you sick? You look as as a ghost. SN // Think of your own adjectives to complete these similes. The rabbit was as as a cloud. y The dress was as as a rainbow. He runs as as a snail. My house is as as a castle. The farmer was as as an ox My brother is as as a pig Try writing your own similes using these adjectives busy kind gentle — loud jolly scared Taaeaspaycme Unyproving Stmilles Tf you want to say someone is noisy you can say - He is as noisy as an elephant. That's a good simile but we can make it better! We need to think of something noisier than an elephant. He is as noisy as a herd of elephants We can make it even better still - He is as noisy as a herd of angry elephants! Now that's a Super Simile! That book is as old as a caveman’s grandmother on her 100th birthday! This table is as sticky as an explosion in a glue factory Try turning these simple similes into SUPER SIMILES! It’s as smelly as bad eggs He is as clever as a professor. My sister is as busy as a bee My pillow is as soft as a cloud The cake was as hard as rocks. Taaeaspaycme Multiple Meaning Stuntlles Some adjectives can have more than one meaning. We can say, Tom is as bright as day. Bright has two meanings, it can mean shiny or clever. Using the second meaning makes for an interesting simile. Try making some similes with the second meaning of the adjectives below. COLD (a) opposite of hot (b) uncaring and cruel (a) tasting sweet (b) kind or gracious (a) pointed (b) clever (a) opposite of warm —_(b) great, excellent (a) tasting of nuts (b) crazy CROOKED = (a) bent line or shape —_(b) dishonest Taaeaspaycme Silly Stmiles If something is easy to understand we can say it is as clear as crystal. We can also use similes to make funny sentences. If something is confusing we can say it's as clear as mud. Mud definitely isn’t clear so if something is as clear as mud it isn’t clear at all! Here are some more examples of silly similes: As useful as a chocolate teapot. As cuddly as a hedgehog. As soft as a brick. As sweet as vinegar. Try to make similes that mean the opposite of these adjectives below QUIET PRETTY CLEVER HEAVY BRAVE GENTLE TOUGH BRIGHT QUICK

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