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.

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Simile or Metaphor?

L.4.5

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Sort each line into the right column.

1.Sort each one: Simile or Metaphor?

Sort: The pond was as flat as a plate., The stars were tiny lanterns., The fallen leaves were a carpet., His bedroom is a jungle of toys., She sang like a bird., The night was as black as ink.

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2.Sort each one: Simile or Metaphor?

Sort: His eyes twinkled like stars., The moon was a silver coin in the sky., He ran like a cheetah., The library was a treasure chest., The playground was an oven in July., The snowflakes fell like feathers.

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3.Sort each one: Simile or Metaphor?

Sort: The thunder was a giant's drum., The kitten's fur was as soft as velvet., The old car was as slow as a snail., Her laugh sounded like little bells., The river was a snake winding through the valley., The clouds were cotton balls.

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LessonPrint · L.4.5 · Set 14 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Simile or Metaphor?

Set 14. Prints on its own sheet.

1.1. His bedroom is a jungle of toys. — Metaphor 2. She sang like a bird. — Simile 3. The fallen leaves were a carpet. — Metaphor 4. The night was as black as ink. — Simile 5. The pond was as flat as a plate. — Simile 6. The stars were tiny lanterns. — Metaphor
2.1. He ran like a cheetah. — Simile 2. His eyes twinkled like stars. — Simile 3. The library was a treasure chest. — Metaphor 4. The moon was a silver coin in the sky. — Metaphor 5. The playground was an oven in July. — Metaphor 6. The snowflakes fell like feathers. — Simile
3.1. Her laugh sounded like little bells. — Simile 2. The clouds were cotton balls. — Metaphor 3. The kitten's fur was as soft as velvet. — Simile 4. The old car was as slow as a snail. — Simile 5. The river was a snake winding through the valley. — Metaphor 6. The thunder was a giant's drum. — Metaphor

Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to L.4.5 of the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts.