Every American knows most of these similes. A simile is a figure of speech in which two essentially unlike things are compared, often in a phrase introduced by "like" or "in", as in: He was as strong as a bull. I have given multiple choices so students can try their hand. The teacher then must give the right answer.

1. He's as sly as a turtle - fox - hare- rabbit
2. He's as cunning as a mouse- snail -fox -cow
3. She's as wise as a horse - lion - tiger - owl
4. He's as quiet as a ape - sheep - owl -mouse
5. He's as strong as a ox - cow -elephant - bull
6. He's as huge as a elephant, hippo - ape - bull
7. She's as proud as a lion - tiger, peacock- elephant
8. He's as playful as a dog - cat - kitten -rabbit
9. She's as sick as a pig -giraffe - hyena - dog
10. He's as gentle as a lamb -kitten - mouse - dove
11. She's as mad as a March hare storm May day loon
12. He's as hairy as a bear - ape - dog - monkey
13. She's as clumsy as a pig - dog - cow - ox

14. He's as poor as a dove turkey chick church mouse !
15. She's as slow as a snail turtle sloth bug
16. He's as happy as a l ark dove baboon deer
17. She's as busy as a monkey anteater bee buzzard
18. He's as slippery as a snake raccoon fish eel
19. She's as brave as a tiger bull bear lion
20. He's as snug as a bug rabbit goldfish fawn
21. She's as quick as a lizard cat tiger cheetah
22. He's as cross as a bull tiger bear lion
23. She's as blind as a snake lizard chicken bat
24. He's as free as a monkey eagle snake bird
25. She's as hungry as horse wolf pig cow
26. He's as nervous as a bird cat weasel lynx

27. She's as mad as a monkey - wasp -hornet - bee
28. He's as stubborn as a horse - mule -dog -cow
29. She's as green as a tree -leaf grass money
30. It is as white as a snow - paper -cloth - dress
31. It is as white as paper- ghost - house -sun
32. It is as white as paper - day -sheet - explosion !
33. It is as black as night mine coal - evil person !
34. It is as black as night - nothing - ink dirt
35. She's as red as a beet - rose - heart- blood
36. It is as blue as a the sky - ocean- the sea- lake
37. She's as warm as bunny - love - toast - fire
38. He's as tough as steel - iron - nails- crocodile
39. She's as cool as a river - ice cream - pickle cucumber

40. He's as deep as a well - sea - mine -ocean
41. She is a limp as a noodle - dishrag string pickle
42. She is as pretty as a kitten -nice day young girl picture
43. She is as thin as a pickle needle snake rail
44. He is as smart as a wolf fox -teacher - whip
45. She is as neat as a pin pickle - egg - *****
46. He is as quick as a bullet -wink - car cheetah
47. She is as hard as a nut - rock- puzzle -test
48. He is as clear as a window - ice well water bell
49. He is as dead as a potato the devil pickle doornail
50. He is as sharp as a tack knife - dart arrow
51. She is as sharp as a razor - knife - horse- fox
52. He is as dry as a dust- popcorn - desert - bone

53. She's as straight as stick rod arrow bullet
54. He is as old as the world grandpa a statue the hills
55. She's as ugly as sin witch old maid mud
56. He is as good as silver gold jewels word
57. It is as heavy as a rock stone lead ox
58. He's as smooth as a salesman cotton satin sheet
59. She is as smooth as a pickle paper soap velvet
60. She's as cold as ice cream a lake ice snow
61. She's as wicked as a criminal witch official banker
62. He is as high as a tower hill skyscraper kite
63. She is as stiff as a corpse stick board needle
64. He is as slow as a whale sloth bug molasses in January

65. She is as flat as a iron pancake sheet tire
66. He is dumber than a monkey turkey mule horse
67. He is as sweet as sugar candy pie cake
68. He is as regular as a doorman banker clockwork doctor
69. She is tough as a bull steak leather bullet
70. He is as pleased as punch a peach a plum a pickle
71. He is as light as a bug kitten feather mouse
72. She is as fresh as a rose a ***** bread an egg
73. He is as fit as an egg(bomb) a fiddle an athlete strawberry
74. He is cute as a chick baby fox button
75. She is lower than a lizard politician chair snake's belly
76. He is slicker than cow slobber oil mud fat
77. She is as silly as a turkey goose chicken monkey

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