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25                     Complete the Similes







            A  simile  is  an  expression  which  describes  a  person  or  thing  as  being  similar  to
            someone or something else. For example, the sentences ‘She runs like a deer’ and ‘He’s
            as white as a sheet, contain similes.

            Complete  the  following  similes  using  names  of  animals  in  the  blanks.  Write  the
            animal’s name in the grid. Then, read the simile in the starred line downwards.


             1.  A _____________ in sheep’s clothing.
                                                                                            1.
             2.  To  at like a ____________ (eat very little).e
                                                                                       2.
             3.  As quiet as a _____________.
                                                                             3.
             4.  Eyes like an _____________.
                                                                                            4.
             5.  As gentle as a _____________.

             6.  More fun than a barrel of ____________.
                                                                                       5.
             7.  A memory like an _____________.
                                                              6.
             8.  As quick as a _____________.
             9.  As strong as an _____________.

                                                                   7.
            10.  Having a _____________ of a time
                 (having fun).                                                    8.
            11.  As stubborn as a _____________.


                                                                                            9.

                                                                                           10.

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            Clue Corner


             a)  Bird        b)  Ox          c)  Lamb            d)  Monkeys             e)  Eagle        f)  Mouse
             g)  Wolf        h)  Bunny       i)   Elephant       j)   Whale              k)  Mule


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