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 colourful Helps 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.

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.

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? mountainsnightstars whalesnakemosquito

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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