Simile or Metaphor? is a free printable Grade 4 English worksheet on telling a comparison with like or as from one without, aligned to Common Core standard L.4.5. It prints 3 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two students in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.
Set 1 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
Sort: The fallen leaves were a carpet., The tree stood tall like a giant., The playground was an oven in July., The old car was as slow as a snail., The river was a snake winding through the valley., The night was as black as ink.
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2.Sort each one: Simile or Metaphor?
Sort: She sang like a bird., The snowflakes fell like feathers., The moon was a silver coin in the sky., He was as hungry as a bear., His bedroom is a jungle of toys., The library was a treasure chest.
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3.Sort each one: Simile or Metaphor?
Sort: Her laugh sounded like little bells., My hands were as cold as stone., The thunder was a giant's drum., The waves were galloping horses., He ran like a cheetah., The road was a ribbon across the hills.
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LessonPrint · L.4.5 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Simile or Metaphor?
Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. The fallen leaves were a carpet. — Metaphor 2. The night was as black as ink. — Simile 3. The old car was as slow as a snail. — Simile 4. The playground was an oven in July. — Metaphor 5. The river was a snake winding through the valley. — Metaphor 6. The tree stood tall like a giant. — Simile
2.1. He was as hungry as a bear. — Simile 2. His bedroom is a jungle of toys. — Metaphor 3. She sang like a bird. — Simile 4. The library was a treasure chest. — Metaphor 5. The moon was a silver coin in the sky. — Metaphor 6. The snowflakes fell like feathers. — Simile
3.1. He ran like a cheetah. — Simile 2. Her laugh sounded like little bells. — Simile 3. My hands were as cold as stone. — Simile 4. The road was a ribbon across the hills. — Metaphor 5. The thunder was a giant's drum. — Metaphor 6. The waves were galloping horses. — Metaphor
Questions about Simile or Metaphor?
What does the Simile or Metaphor? worksheet cover?
It practices telling a comparison with like or as from one without — 3 questions for Grade 4, all on Common Core L.4.5: Explain similes, metaphors, idioms, proverbs, antonyms and synonyms. The instruction to students is “Sort each line into the right column”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.
Which Common Core standard does Simile or Metaphor? practice?
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.4.5 — L.4.5, under Language for Grade 4. The published standard reads: “Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.
What age or grade is this worksheet for?
Simile or Metaphor? is written for Grade 4, typically ages 9-10. It is one of the sheets on L.4.5, so it suits any student working at that standard — including older students revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.
Does Simile or Metaphor? come with an answer key?
Yes. All 3 answers are generated from the same problems as the questions, so the key cannot drift out of step with the sheet. It starts on a fresh sheet of paper, after the questions, so it is not handed out with the class by accident.
How many different versions of Simile or Metaphor? can I print?
25 — one per student, and all 25 ask different questions. Set 1 downloads the whole class as a single PDF. Every version is fixed to its own address, so a sheet printed today holds the same problems when you reopen it next week.
Is Simile or Metaphor? free to print and photocopy?
Yes. Simile or Metaphor?, its answer key and its 25 versions are free to print and photocopy for your own class, with no account, no email capture and no subscription at the download step. Please do not resell them or republish them as your own.
More practice for L.4.5
Explain similes, metaphors, idioms, proverbs, antonyms and synonyms.