Similes: As easy as pie!

You’ve probably heard the simile as easy as pie. But what’s a simile? A simile is a figure of speech that compares two things, using the words like or as.

In the sentences below, choose the correct word to fill in the blank in well-known similes. If you’d like to learn more about this figure of speech, read our writing tip “Simile.”

1. The office lights turn off every night at 10 p.m., like Placeholder for the answer.
2. Anna worked like a Placeholder for the answer so that she could complete her master’s degree in two years.
3. Pamina took a one-year sabbatical from work and travelled the world, as free as a Placeholder for the answer.
4. Because I had slept poorly the entire time I was away, I slept like a Placeholder for the answer once I got home.
5. I haven’t had time to eat all day. I’m as hungry as a Placeholder for the answer.
6. Every week, Veronica plays soccer, goes to dance class and volunteers at a soup kitchen. She’s as busy as a Placeholder for the answer.
7. Jakov has lost so much weight. He’s as thin as a Placeholder for the answer.
8. Ermelinda spent the whole day cleaning the interior of her car, until it was as clean as a Placeholder for the answer.
9. When Rajeev’s parents found out that he had skipped school, they came down on him like Placeholder for the answer.
10. When Marek heard the shocking news, his face became as white as a Placeholder for the answer.
  
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