SIMILES

Amazing Animals

Why do we use SIMILES in writing?

Why do we use similes in writing?

Authors use similes to bring their writing to life Makes writing entertaining and colourfulHelps to illustrate or emphasize a point

Think about this…Mr. Thomson is ‘as big as an elephant’

Some examples of SIMILES…

Ox

strong

hardworking

useful

as strong as an ox

as hardworking as an ox

as useful as an ox

Uncle Chen works 12 hours everyday and

only takes an hour of rest during his lunch

break. He is as hardworking as an ox.

Ant

small

busy

hardworking

as small as an ant

as busy as an ant

as hardworking as an ant

I cannot read what he is

writing because his

handwriting is as small as an

ant.

I cannot read what he is

writing because his

handwriting is as small as an

ant.

Horse

strong

fast

as strong as a horse

as fast as a horse

Bobby overslept! He ran

as fast as a horse from

his house to the school.

Lion

fierce

brave

majestic

as fierce as a lion

as brave as a lion

as majestic as a lion

The dog thought that John was going to

harm her puppies. The way it barked at

John was as fierce as a lion.

The dog thought that John was going to

harm her puppies. The way it barked at

John was as fierce as a lion.

Mouse

nervous

timid

quiet

as nervous as a mouse

as timid as a mouse

as quiet as a mouse

The thief was as quiet as a

mouse when he broke into the

house. So, nobody knew he was

there.

Peacock

colourful

beautiful

proud

as colourful as a peacock

as beautiful as peacock

as proud as a peacock

Nobody likes Mary

because she is as

proud as a

peacock.

Nobody likes Mary

because she is as

proud as a

peacock.

Quiz

as _____ as a peacock

as _____ as a lion

as _____ as an ant

as _____ as a horse

as _____ as an ox

as _____ as a mouse

Quiz!

1. Edwin ran _____ during the 100m relay.

2. Weicheng was caught cheating during the examination and his teacher was going to call his parents. He was feeling _____.

as _____ as a peacock

as _____ as a lion

as _____ as an ant

as _____ as a horse

as _____ as an ox

as _____ as a mouse

Quiz!

3. Mr. Tan ran back to the building on fire to save an old woman. He was _____.

4. Mei Ling comes from a wealthy family and she does not like to friend pupils who are poor. She is _____.

as _____ as a peacock

as _____ as a lion

as _____ as an ant

as _____ as a horse

as _____ as an ox

as _____ as a mouse

Quiz!

5. Besides doing his usual homework, Jia Wei also does 10 pages of his assessment book everyday. He is _____.

6. Uncle Lim can carry 50 kilograms of rice at a go. He is _____.

as _____ as a peacock

as _____ as a lion

as _____ as an ant

as _____ as a horse

as _____ as an ox

as _____ as a mouse

Quiz!

1. Edwin ran as fast as a horse during the 100m relay.

2. Weicheng was caught cheating during the examination and his teacher was going to call his parents. He was feeling as nervous as a mouse.

Quiz!

3. Mr. Tan ran back to the building on fire to save an old woman.

He was as brave as a lion.

4. Mei Ling comes from a wealthy family and she does not like to friend pupils who are poor. She is as proud as a peacock.

Quiz!

5. Besides doing his usual homework, Jia Wei also does 10 pages of his assessment book everyday. He is as hardworking as an ant.

6. Uncle Lim can carry 50 kilograms of rice at a go. He is as strong as an ox.

Group work Time!

Before we start…

Remember…

Number Roles:– Leader– Noise-Controller– Writer– Presenter– Encourager

Behaviour

10 minutes

Can you think of more SIMILES?

mountains night stars

whale snake mosquito

What did we learn today?

RECALL

3 similes you learnt today

2 things that you enjoy about this lesson

1 more similes that you want to learn using an animal not found in today’s lesson

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