Similes: Like taking candy from a baby!

A simile is a versatile figure of speech that can be used in all sorts of texts. Similes help readers form a mental picture by highlighting the similarities between two ideas, using the words like or as. To learn more about this figure of speech, read our writing tip “simile.”

In the sentences below, choose the correct word to fill in the blank in well-known similes containing the word “like.”

1. Hector always Placeholder for the answer like a bird. No wonder he’s so trim!
2. "They must have been in a hurry, because they took off like a Placeholder for the answer
3. I know exactly how to get there. I know this city like the Placeholder for the answer of my hand.
4. The proposal to lay off staff went down like a lead Placeholder for the answer.
5. After a grueling day at work, Julieta Placeholder for the answer like a rock.
6. Aadrika was late for the meeting, so she grabbed her files and Placeholder for the answer like the wind!
7. Jin is so tall! He’s growing like a Placeholder for the answer.
8. I forgot my wallet again! I’ve got a memory like Placeholder for the answer.
9. The iceberg tore through the hull of the ship like a Placeholder for the answer through butter.
10. I didn’t know the party was a black tie event. In my jeans and T-shirt, I stuck out like a Placeholder for the answer!
  
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