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ENGLISH QUIZ: Can YOU complete these sentences?
Complete the similes in the following pages and test your English simile strength! Illustration: Uttam Ghosh
'Dead as a doorknob' or 'dead as a doornail'?
'High as a kite' or 'high as a plane'?
In the following pages, we bring you some common English similes you've probably heard often. Complete the sentences and see how many you manage to get right.
Answers are provided upon submission of results on each page and you can draw your own conclusions about your performance!
Complete the simile: As easy as...
1) Apple pie
2) The blink of an eye
3) Walking by
The correct answer is As easy as apple pie.
As easy as apple pie.
ENGLISH QUIZ: Can YOU complete these sentences?
Complete the simile: As fresh as...
1) A fish
2) A deodorant
3) A daisy
The correct answer is As fresh as a daisy.
As fresh as a daisy.
ENGLISH QUIZ: Can YOU complete these sentences?
Complete the simile: As bold as...
1) Grass
2) Brass
3) A lion
The correct answer is As bold as brass.
As bold as brass.
ENGLISH QUIZ: Can YOU complete these sentences?
Complete the simile: As black as...
1) Coal
2) Tonight
3) Outer space
The correct answer is As black as coal.
As black as coal.
ENGLISH QUIZ: Can YOU complete these sentences?
Complete the simile: As cool as...
1) Air conditioning
2) A cucumber
3) A banana
The correct answer is As cool as a cucumber.
As cool as a cucumber.
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Complete the simile: As bald as...
1) A boot.
2) A coot.
3) My foot.
The correct answer is As bald as a coot.
As bald as a coot.
ENGLISH QUIZ: Can YOU complete these sentences?
Complete the simile: As deaf as...
1) A doorknob
2) A ghost
3) A snake
The correct answer is As deaf as a doorknob.
As deaf as a doorknob.
ENGLISH QUIZ: Can YOU complete these sentences?
Complete the simile: As clean as...
1) A gristle
2) A thistle
3) A whistle
The correct answer is As clean as a whistle.
As clean as a whistle.
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Complete the simile: As mad as...
1) A maniac
2) A hatter
3) The moon
The correct answer is As mad as a hatter.
As mad as a hatter.
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Complete the simile: As quick as...
1) Thunder
2) Lightning
3) Rain
The correct answer is As quick as lightning.
As quick as lightning.
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Complete the simile: As pale as...
1) Death
2) A peony
3) A pear
The correct answer is As pale as death.
As pale as death.
ENGLISH QUIZ: Can YOU complete these sentences?
Complete the simile: As busy as...
1) A bee
2) A bird
3) A bull
The correct answer is As busy as a bee.
As busy as a bee.
ENGLISH QUIZ: Can YOU complete these sentences?
Complete the simile: As clear as...
1) A field
2) A temple
3) A bell
The correct answer is As clear as a bell.
As clear as a bell.
ENGLISH QUIZ: Can YOU complete these sentences?
Complete the simile: As dull as...
1) A dunce
2) Dishwater
3) Dukes
The correct answer is As dull as dishwater.
As dull as dishwater.
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Complete the simile: As wise as...
1) An old man
2) An owl
3) A fox
The correct answer is As wise as an owl.
As wise as an owl.
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Complete the simile: As poor as...
1) A church mouse
2) A beggar
3) A blind bat
The correct answer is As poor as a church mouse.
As poor as a church mouse.
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Complete the simile: As happy as...
1) A smile
2) A dog
3) A lark
The correct answer is As happy as a lark.
As happy as a lark.
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Complete the simile: As old as...
1) The world
2) The hills
3) The trees
The correct answer is As old as the hills.
As old as the hills.
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Complete the simile: As timid as...
1) A rabbit
2) A toddler
3) A tack
The correct answer is As timid as a rabbit.
As timid as a rabbit.
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Complete the simile: As sober as...
1) A grandmother
2) A judge
3) The sun
The correct answer is As sober as a judge.
As sober as a judge.
ENGLISH QUIZ: Can YOU complete these sentences?
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