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Similes 2 (Objects)  -  March 06, 2023

Lesson Collection #1 - Lesson 6b
Time: 30+| Level: JHS~Adult| Mode: Pair Work Activity

This is the same as above except in this case, students are working with countable objects rather than animals. As in the above lesson, students ask each other questions and/or offer hints to identify the common object of these similes. Then, students add a subject to make the simile complete.

My cousin's as straight as........an arrow.
My best friend's as cool as.........a cucumber.
And
My neck is as stiff as........a board.

There are 8 common English similes on each worksheet for a total of 16.

Higher-ability students can discuss the origin and / or the meaning of the similes as well as introduce some from their own cultures and languages.

This can also be used as a comparative lesson as well; comparing two things of equal value (She's as thin as a toothpick) or of different value (She's thinner than a toothpick). And for some extra-special practice, this lesson can be used to work with superlative metaphors (She's the thinnest toothpick I know!).

There are two similar lessons. They are:

Similes 1 (Animals) (See 6a above).
Similes 2 (Non-count objects) (See 6c below).


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