Similes with Like
Match the words with the pictures
1) BURSE…………………
2) CHIAIL………………….
3) FIGEL………………….
4) HALL…………………..
5) LG…………………...
6) SNSH……………………
7) BIOG…………………….
8) HOMNEY……………………..
9) ANRD……………………...
10) DOWK………………………
Fill in the words from exercise above and match the columns
1) like a ……………. in a china shop
2) to work like a ……………….
3) to eat like a ………………
4) to sing like an ………………
5) to eat like a ……………….
6) to smoke like a ……………..
7) to move like a ……………..
8) to swim like a ……………...
9) to have eyes like a ……………
10) to sleep like a …………….
Finish the sentences
1) You can´t hide it from him, he has eyes like a ……………..
2) He eats too much, he eats like a ……………..
3) I can´t wake him up, he sleeps like a ……………
4) He doesn´t eat much, he eats like a ………………
5) We have to wait for him, he moves like a …………..
6) I like listening to his songs, he sings like an …………….
7) He works very hard, he works like a ………………
8) He´ll die of lung cancer, he smokes like a ……………
9) He can´t drown, he swims like a ……………….
10) He keeps breaking things, he is like a ……………. in a china shop.
Write a suitable simile to describe these people
1) Mike is very thin.………………………………………….
2) Jill smokes 20 cigarettes a day.………………………………………….
3) He hardly relax.………………………………………….
4) Jim usually walks slowly.………………………………………….
5) She keeps knocking things over.………………………………………….
6) She´s a good swimmer.………………………………………….
7) He´s fast asleep.………………………………………….
8) My father is quick to notice things.………………………………………….
Answer the questions
When do you sleep like a log?
……………………………………………………
When do you eat like a horse?
……………………………………………………
When do you move like a snail?
……………………………………………………
Who works like a dog in your family?
……………………………………………………
In your opinion, who sings like an angel?
……………………………………………………
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KEY
Match the words with the pictures
1) BULL
2) CHIMNEY
3) FISH
4) HAWK
5) LOG
6) SNAIL
7) BIRD
8) HORSE
9) ANGEL
10) DOG
Fill in the words from exercise above and match the columns
1) like a BULL in a china shop
2) to work like a DOG
3) to eat like a HORSE
4) to sing like an ANGEL
5) to eat like a BIRD
6) to smoke like a CHIMNEY
7) to move like a SNAIL
8) to swim like a FISH
9) to have eyes like a HAWK
10) to sleep like a LOG
Finish the sentences
1) You can´t hide it from him, he has eyes like a hawk.
2) He eats too much, he eats like a horse.
3) I can´t wake him up, he sleeps like a log.
4) He doesn´t eat much, he eats like a bird.
5) We have to wait for him, he moves like a snail.
6) I like listening to his songs, he sings like an angel.
7) He works very hard, he works like a dog.
8) He´ll die of lung cancer, he smokes like a chimney.
9) He can´t drown, he swims like a fish.
10) He keeps breaking things, he is like a bull in a china shop.
Write a suitable simile to describe these people
1) Mike is very thin.He eats like a bird.
2) Jill smokes 20 cigarettes a day.She smokes like a chimney.
3) He hardly relax.He works like a dog.
4) Jim usually walks slowly.He moves like a snail.
5) She keeps knocking things over.He is like a bull in a china shop.
6) She´s a good swimmer.She swims like a fish.
7) He´s fast asleep.He´s sleeping like a log.
8) My father is quick to notice things.He has eyes like a hawk.
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