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Alien Worlds Simile Flashcards
These card can be used to practice simile constructions with 'like'. The theme is describing animals and objects from an alien.
Some terms covered are:
An alien that looks like an octopus.
An alien that talks like a duck.
A creature that swims like a fish.
A planet that has rings like Saturn.
A vehicle that drives like a car.
A creature that flies like a butterfly.
A spaceship that looks like a shark.
You can use the game Fish or memory to practice this game. Fish goes likes this:
A: Do you have an alien?
B: Yes, I do.
(Or No, I don't. Go fish. A takes a card from the deck)
A: Does it look like an Octopus?
B: Yes, it does.
(Or No, it doesn't. Go fish. A takes a card from the deck)
If the answer was yes, B gives the card to A and A gets a point.
As well the collection of similes worksheets covers similes using both 'like' and 'as'.
Here is a similes language supplement to be used with the cards.
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