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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 playground was an oven in July., The moon was a silver coin in the sky., My hands were as cold as stone., Her laugh sounded like little bells., She sang like a bird., The library was a treasure chest.

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2.Sort each one: Simile or Metaphor?

Sort: The clouds were cotton balls., The fallen leaves were a carpet., The tree stood tall like a giant., The snowflakes fell like feathers., His bedroom is a jungle of toys., He was as hungry as a bear.

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3.Sort each one: Simile or Metaphor?

Sort: He ran like a cheetah., Her heart was a drum., The thunder was a giant's drum., The waves were galloping horses., The old car was as slow as a snail., His eyes twinkled like stars.

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LessonPrint · L.4.5 · Set 16 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Simile or Metaphor?

Set 16. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. Her laugh sounded like little bells. — Simile 2. My hands were as cold as stone. — Simile 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 playground was an oven in July. — Metaphor
  2. 2.1. He was as hungry as a bear. — Simile 2. His bedroom is a jungle of toys. — Metaphor 3. The clouds were cotton balls. — Metaphor 4. The fallen leaves were a carpet. — Metaphor 5. The snowflakes fell like feathers. — Simile 6. The tree stood tall like a giant. — Simile
  3. 3.1. He ran like a cheetah. — Simile 2. Her heart was a drum. — Metaphor 3. His eyes twinkled like stars. — Simile 4. The old car was as slow as a snail. — Simile 5. The thunder was a giant's drum. — Metaphor 6. The waves were galloping horses. — Metaphor

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