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 stars were tiny lanterns., The pond was as flat as a plate., My hands were as cold as stone., He ran like a cheetah., The fallen leaves were a carpet., The thunder was a giant's drum.

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2.Sort each one: Simile or Metaphor?

Sort: The kitten's fur was as soft as velvet., The playground was an oven in July., His eyes twinkled like stars., The clouds were cotton balls., The tree stood tall like a giant., Her heart was a drum.

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3.Sort each one: Simile or Metaphor?

Sort: He was as hungry as a bear., The night was as black as ink., The waves were galloping horses., The river was a snake winding through the valley., She sang like a bird., The road was a ribbon across the hills.

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LessonPrint · L.4.5 · Set 2 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Simile or Metaphor?

Set 2. Prints on its own sheet.

1.1. He ran like a cheetah. — Simile 2. My hands were as cold as stone. — Simile 3. The fallen leaves were a carpet. — Metaphor 4. The pond was as flat as a plate. — Simile 5. The stars were tiny lanterns. — Metaphor 6. The thunder was a giant's drum. — Metaphor
2.1. Her heart was a drum. — Metaphor 2. His eyes twinkled like stars. — Simile 3. The clouds were cotton balls. — Metaphor 4. The kitten's fur was as soft as velvet. — Simile 5. The playground was an oven in July. — Metaphor 6. The tree stood tall like a giant. — Simile
3.1. He was as hungry as a bear. — Simile 2. She sang like a bird. — Simile 3. The night was as black as ink. — Simile 4. The river was a snake winding through the valley. — Metaphor 5. The road was a ribbon across the hills. — 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.