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 old car was as slow as a snail., The stars were tiny lanterns., He was as hungry as a bear., Her laugh sounded like little bells., The clouds were cotton balls., The fallen leaves were a carpet.

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2.Sort each one: Simile or Metaphor?

Sort: Her heart was a drum., The playground was an oven in July., My hands were as cold as stone., She sang like a bird., The night was as black as ink., The waves were galloping horses.

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3.Sort each one: Simile or Metaphor?

Sort: The road was a ribbon across the hills., His bedroom is a jungle of toys., The river was a snake winding through the valley., The snowflakes fell like feathers., The kitten's fur was as soft as velvet., The tree stood tall like a giant.

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LessonPrint · L.4.5 · Set 25 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Simile or Metaphor?

Set 25. Prints on its own sheet.

1.1. He was as hungry as a bear. — Simile 2. Her laugh sounded like little bells. — Simile 3. The clouds were cotton balls. — Metaphor 4. The fallen leaves were a carpet. — Metaphor 5. The old car was as slow as a snail. — Simile 6. The stars were tiny lanterns. — Metaphor
2.1. Her heart was a drum. — Metaphor 2. My hands were as cold as stone. — Simile 3. She sang like a bird. — Simile 4. The night was as black as ink. — Simile 5. The playground was an oven in July. — Metaphor 6. The waves were galloping horses. — Metaphor
3.1. His bedroom is a jungle of toys. — Metaphor 2. The kitten's fur was as soft as velvet. — Simile 3. The river was a snake winding through the valley. — Metaphor 4. The road was a ribbon across the hills. — Metaphor 5. The snowflakes fell like feathers. — Simile 6. The tree stood tall like a giant. — Simile

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