This exercise raises the students’ awareness of ten similes of the form as …… as …… . A practise exercise follows.

There is also Similes exercise 2 now available.

Similes are perhaps more common than we first think, and sometimes the meaning is a little obscure or culture specific so additional teacher input where appropriate is highly recommended.

This exercise is for pre-intermediate – intermediate level students and may last about 20/30 minutes.

Similes exercise 1 click here for free downloadable pdf sheets, including answer key.

Please find a snapshot of part of this exercise below.