Understanding Similes
A Grade 3 ELA worksheet focused on identifying and creating similes to enhance language and vocabulary skills.
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A simile is a figure of speech that compares two different things using the words 'like' or 'as'. It helps us describe things in a more vivid and interesting way. Read each question carefully and follow the instructions.
1. Which sentence contains a simile?
The sun is a giant ball of fire.
Her smile was as bright as the sun.
The flowers danced in the wind.
He ran quickly to catch the bus.
2. Which of these is an example of a simile?
The clouds cried tears.
She is a walking dictionary.
He eats like a pig.
The wind howled.
Fill in the blank to complete each simile:
3. The baby was as cute as a .
4. He is as strong as an .
5. The snow was as white as .
6. Write a simile to describe a fast car.
7. Write a simile to describe a quiet library.
8. A simile always uses the word 'and' to compare two things.
True
False
9. 'The clouds are fluffy like cotton balls' is a simile.
True
False
Read the short story below and answer the question that follows.
Whiskers the cat loved to nap. He would stretch out on the sunny windowsill, long and thin like a noodle. His purr was soft, like a gentle hum. When he opened his eyes, they gleamed like emeralds. Whiskers was as lazy as a summer afternoon, always finding the warmest, coziest spot to rest.
10. Find two similes in the story above and write them down. Underline the words 'like' or 'as' in each simile.