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: His bedroom is a jungle of toys., The stars were tiny lanterns., My hands were as cold as stone., The waves were galloping horses., The pond was as flat as a plate., He was as hungry as a bear.

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2.Sort each one: Simile or Metaphor?

Sort: The snowflakes fell like feathers., The thunder was a giant's drum., The kitten's fur was as soft as velvet., She sang like a bird., The river was a snake winding through the valley., Her heart was a drum.

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3.Sort each one: Simile or Metaphor?

Sort: The night was as black as ink., The clouds were cotton balls., The library was a treasure chest., The road was a ribbon across the hills., The old car was as slow as a snail., He ran like a cheetah.

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LessonPrint · L.4.5 · Set 20 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Simile or Metaphor?

Set 20. Prints on its own sheet.

1.1. He was as hungry as a bear. — Simile 2. His bedroom is a jungle of toys. — Metaphor 3. My hands were as cold as stone. — Simile 4. The pond was as flat as a plate. — Simile 5. The stars were tiny lanterns. — Metaphor 6. The waves were galloping horses. — Metaphor
2.1. Her heart was a drum. — Metaphor 2. She sang like a bird. — Simile 3. The kitten's fur was as soft as velvet. — Simile 4. The river was a snake winding through the valley. — Metaphor 5. The snowflakes fell like feathers. — Simile 6. The thunder was a giant's drum. — Metaphor
3.1. He ran like a cheetah. — Simile 2. The clouds were cotton balls. — Metaphor 3. The library was a treasure chest. — Metaphor 4. The night was as black as ink. — Simile 5. The old car was as slow as a snail. — Simile 6. The road was a ribbon across the hills. — Metaphor

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