Similes: As easy as pie!

Similes begin with the conjunction as or the preposition like. The sentences below contain commonly used similes. See if you can find the right word to complete each one.

(Note: Many similes are clichés—phrases so common that they lose their effect in a written text. Although you should avoid clichés in your writing, they can be very useful in conversation.)

1. I'm so nearsighted, everything is a blur without my glasses. I'm as blind as a Placeholder for the answer.
2. Anna worked like a Placeholder for the answer so that she could complete her master's degree in two years.
3. Pamina took a one-year sabbatical from work and travelled the world, as free as a Placeholder for the answer.
4. Because I had not been able to sleep during the entire trek, I slept like a Placeholder for the answer once I got home.
5. I haven't had time to eat all day. I'm as hungry as a Placeholder for the answer.
6. I can't believe how much that boy ate at supper time. He eats like a Placeholder for the answer.
7. Jakov has lost so much weight. He's as thin as a Placeholder for the answer.
8. Ermelinda spent the whole day cleaning the interior of her car, until it was as clean as a Placeholder for the answer.
9. The news hit Rajeev like a Placeholder for the answer.
10. When Marek heard the news, his face became as white as a Placeholder for the answer.
  
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