ANIMALS IN SIMILES & METAPHORS

an a a a pig
a
owl lion horse hyena

an ass a bees a tiger an

hawk ostrich

a fox a a dog a a
mule peacock sheep

a mouse a a butterfly a
a
dragon chicken
dove

a rabbits
snake

Complete the gaps in the sentences below with the correct animal to get similes and
metaphors
 SIMILES METAPHORS

As proud as a …………………. 15- He’s such an……………..; he doesn’t want to find

o out the truth.
As busy as……………………….
.
As brave as…………………….
16- Do not be such an ………………and stop
As coward as…………..
behave stupidly.
As wise as ……………………..
16- A politician who favours peace is called
As stubborn as………………..
a……….
Easily led like………………………..
17- A politician who favours war is called a……….
Badly treated like……………………..
18-He is a sly ……... He tricked me and didn’t pay
Fight like……………………
for the meal he had ordered.
Eat a lot like………………………
19- The headmistress of our school always
Laugh like………………..
Breed like……………. shouts at us. She is an absolute ……..
What matters for this businessman is
20- My neighbour is a strange …………….. She has
only money.
He is a real………….. never said anything.
She pretends that she is a
good person ,but this is not true. 21- My brother never settles down to one job.
In fact, she is a…………………
He is ………….
in the grass.

KEYS

1- As Proud as a peacock 14- He’s such an ostrich.;.

2- As Busy as bees 15- Do not be such an ass and stop behave
3- As Brave as a lion stupidly.
4- As Coward as a chicken 16- A politician who favours peace is called
5- As Wise as an owl a dove
6- As Stubborn as a mule 17- A politician who favours war is called a hawk
7- Easily led like a sheep 18- He is a sly fox. He tricked me and didn’t pay
8- Badly treated like a dog for the meal he had ordered.
9- Fight like a tiger
10- Eat a lot like a horse 19- The headmistress of our school always
11- Laugh like a hyena shouts at us. She is an absolute dragon
12- Breed like rabbits 20- My neighbour is a strange mouse. She has
13- What matters for this businessman is only never said anything.
money.He is a real pig 21- My brother never settles down to one job.
14- she pretends that she is a good person ,but He is a butterfly
this is not true. In fact, she is a snake in the
grass.