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 fallen leaves were a carpet., She sang like a bird., The library was a treasure chest., He was as hungry as a bear., The thunder was a giant's drum., His eyes twinkled like stars.

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2.Sort each one: Simile or Metaphor?

Sort: The snowflakes fell like feathers., Her heart was a drum., The stars were tiny lanterns., The kitten's fur was as soft as velvet., My hands were as cold as stone., The moon was a silver coin in the sky.

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3.Sort each one: Simile or Metaphor?

Sort: Her laugh sounded like little bells., His bedroom is a jungle of toys., The playground was an oven in July., The river was a snake winding through the valley., The pond was as flat as a plate., He ran like a cheetah.

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LessonPrint · L.4.5 · Set 24 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Simile or Metaphor?

Set 24. Prints on its own sheet.

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

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