Similes Check

Year 4 EnglishSimiles2 pages

About this worksheet

A one-page similes check for Year 4, with the answer key on page two. Pupils underline the simile in three sentences, such as The snow covered the garden like a fluffy blanket. They finish three starters, including The kitten's fur is as soft as, sort The wind was a howling wolf and The wind howled like a wolf into simile and metaphor columns, and write a simile of their own about the sun. The key gives the underlined phrases and several acceptable endings. It follows England National Curriculum for years 3 and 4.

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Curriculum objectives covered

Reading - comprehension

โ€œDiscussing words and phrases that capture the reader's interest and imaginationโ€

Pupils find, complete, sort and write comparisons in four short sections.

What's inside this worksheet

Underline the Simile

Three sentences, including Her hands were as cold as ice after walking to school.

Finish the Similes

Three gaps, as soft as, like a and as loud as, to complete with pupils' own ideas.

Simile or Not a Simile

Two sentences about the wind to place in a Simile column or a Not a Simile (Metaphor) column.

Write Your Own Simile

One sentence describing the sun, with a photo of a bright sky beside three writing lines.

Answers

The underlined phrases, several endings for each gap, the sorted table and sample sentences about the sun.

How teachers use it

End of unit

Give it at the end of a similes unit. Four short tasks show quickly who can find a simile and who can build one.

Starter

Use the wolf sentences on their own and ask pupils which one is the simile and how they know.

Homework

Send it home and collect the sun sentences for a wall of similes.

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