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Write the simile that is in the sentence.
1.  At the picnic, Dad was as hungry as a bear so he ate and ate and ate.

2.  The ball was as flat as a pancake after the air was let out.

3.  The pirate had manners like a savage.

4.  The cake was supposed to be sweet, but it turned out as sour as a lemon.

5.  Samantha turned as white as a ghost when she heard about the accident.

6.  Grandma thinks Julio is going to be as tall as a skyscraper.

7.  Jeremy's odd behavior made him appear as crazy as a loon.

8.  Peter threw the javelin as straight as an arrow.

9.  After Myra and I had an argument, she was as cold as ice toward me.

10.  The answer to the riddle was as plain as day.

11.  We were as happy as clams to find out there was no homework.

12.  When the hiker saw the skunk in the woods, he stood as still as a statue in order not to be sprayed.

13.  Paul's dad is kind, but he's as tough as nails.

14.  After the baby's diaper was changed, she was as fresh as a daisy.

15.  Tiffany's face is as sweet as a lullaby.

16.  The young mother was as gentle as a morning breeze with her new baby.

17.  The swamp alligators were larger than life.

18.  Mrs. Nelson's little girl is as pretty as a picture.




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