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Overview

Spark your child’s imagination with this list of animal similes. From ‘as blind as a bat’ to ‘as slippery as an eel’ and ‘as wise as an owl’, which one will be their favourite?

ABOUT THIS RESOURCE

Designed to be used as a printed word mat or poster or as a digital resource, this free vocabulary PDF contains a mix of similes that all revolve around animals from the very well-known (e.g. ‘as brave as a lion’) to the probably somewhat less familiar (e.g. ‘as stolid as a cow’).

CONTENTS AT A GLANCE

• 18 similes that all revolve around animals
• Similes listed in alphabetical order of the adjectives
• Full-colour and greyscale printing available

SUITABLE FOR

• Fiction and non-fiction writing
• Sessions targeting similes: what they are and how they are constructed
• Home or classroom use, in printed or digital form
• Parents and teachers who want an animal-themed, done-for-you list of similes that can be used as a poetry teaching tool or a vocabulary resource

SUGGESTED AGE GROUPS

• Ages: 9-10, 10-11
• Years: Year 5 and Year 6
• Key Stages: Upper KS2