Grade 4 similes practice that focuses on the signal words 'like' and 'as'. Students fix sentences that are missing comparison words, complete familiar similes such as 'as heavy as bricks' and 'like cotton balls', and write short answers naming the two things being compared. The sheet builds confidence with the simile pattern before moving on to metaphors. This Grade 4 worksheet supports classroom practice and homework review at home.
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Similes and Metaphors
Part A: Fix the Sentence
Each sentence has an error. Rewrite it correctly on the line.
1. Fix the sentence:
The runner was fast a cheetah.
Rewrite: The runner was as fast as a cheetah.
2. Fix the sentence:
She swims a fish in water.
Rewrite: She swims like a fish in water.
3. Fix the sentence:
The lemon was sour like vinegar bright.
Rewrite: The lemon was as sour as vinegar.
Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1. His backpack was as heavy as a stack of bricks.
2. The clouds floated like cotton balls in the sky.
3. Her voice was as sweet as honey when she sang.
4. The puppy ran like a streak of lightning across the yard.
Part C: Short Answer
Answer each question in one or two complete sentences.
1. Write a simile that describes how loud a thunderstorm is. Use 'like' or 'as'.
The thunder was as loud as a roaring lion.
2. In the simile 'The snow was like a soft blanket,' what two things are being compared?
Snow is being compared to a soft blanket.
Similes and Metaphors
★ Part A: Fix the Sentence
Each sentence has an error. Rewrite it correctly on the line.
1) Fix the sentence:
The runner was fast a cheetah.
Rewrite: The runner was as fast as a cheetah.
2) Fix the sentence:
She swims a fish in water.
Rewrite: She swims like a fish in water.
3) Fix the sentence:
The lemon was sour like vinegar bright.
Rewrite: The lemon was as sour as vinegar.
★ Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1) His backpack was as heavy as a stack of bricks.
2) The clouds floated like cotton balls in the sky.
3) Her voice was as sweet as honey when she sang.
4) The puppy ran like a streak of lightning across the yard.
★ Part C: Short Answer
Answer each question in one or two complete sentences.
1) Write a simile that describes how loud a thunderstorm is. Use 'like' or 'as'.
The thunder was as loud as a roaring lion.
2) In the simile 'The snow was like a soft blanket,' what two things are being compared?
Snow is being compared to a soft blanket.
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