Created by students in Mr. Collins’ and Mrs. Gray’s fourth grade at WhitePine School.

Anna, Lauren, Erica, and Matthew

A simile is a comparison of two unlikethings using the words like or as.

A metaphor is a comparison of two unlike things without the use of signal words such as like or as.

An idiom is a phrase that has a specialmeaning different from the actual meaning of the words.

*Read each sentence.Decide if the sentencecontains a simile, metaphor, or idiom. Click the correctanswer.

It is raining cats and dogs outside.

A. Simile

B. Metaphor

C. Idiom

He hates to play second fiddle to anyone.

A. Simile

B. Metaphor

C. Idiom

He sings like a blue bird.

A. Simile

B. Metaphor

C. Idiom

The paintbrush was a magic wand in his hand.

A.Simile

B.Metaphor

C. Idiom

Stars are flowers in the meadow of thesky.

A. Simile

B. Metaphor

C. Idiom

The dessert tastes like foam rubber.

A. Simile

B. Metaphor

C. Idiom

You sound like a fog horn.

A. Simile

B. Metaphor

C. Idiom

Dad is a frisky puppy when he is at the beach.

A. Simile

B. Metaphor

C. Idiom

Does he really need another feather in his cap?

A. Simile

B. Metaphor

C. Idiom

Shana is like a bird on the dance floor.

A. Simile

B. Metaphor

C. Idiom

The waves were lions roaring at the beach.

A. Simile

B. Metaphor

C. Idiom

My hair feels as dry as straw.

A. Simile

B. Metaphor

C. Idiom

Soon the pot became an iron weightin his arms.

A. Simile

.

B. Metaphor

C. Idiom

Are we going to split hairs over this?

A. Simile

B. Metaphor

C. Idiom

You can’t pull the wool over my eyes.

A. Simile

B. Metaphor

C. Idiom