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C USING SIMILES
A SIMILE describes something by comparing it to something else. Using
SIMILES is a fun way to add exciting details to your sentences. A SIMILE
uses the word like or as to compare one thing to another.
He ran away like a scared squirrel.
She was as clumsy as an elephant.
EXAMPLE Look at the following sentence. Make it more interesting by
adding SIMILES.
Danny
swims fast.
Danny swims like a fish. Danny swims as fast as a shark.
YOUR
TURN Fill in the blanks to make SIMILES with like or as.
Matt sings
well.
Matt sings like Matt sings as beautifully
. as .
26 ✷ Part I
A SIMILE describes something by comparing it to something else. Using
SIMILES is a fun way to add exciting details to your sentences. A SIMILE
uses the word like or as to compare one thing to another.
He ran away like a scared squirrel.
She was as clumsy as an elephant.
EXAMPLE Look at the following sentence. Make it more interesting by
adding SIMILES.
Danny
swims fast.
Danny swims like a fish. Danny swims as fast as a shark.
YOUR
TURN Fill in the blanks to make SIMILES with like or as.
Matt sings
well.
Matt sings like Matt sings as beautifully
. as .
26 ✷ Part I
