Animal Similies

In English as in any language, you can invent any simile you like. However, we also have certain standard, or at least very common, similes that most native speakers will at least know, if not use. Today we'll look at some that incorporate animals. We're going to stick to the simple as ... as formula. (For more similes based on this formula, click on the simile tag at the end of the post and see previous related blog entries)

• as wise as an owl
• as strong as an ox
• as quiet as a mouse
• as slippery as an eel (someone who cannot be trusted)
• as stubborn as a mule
• as slow as a snail

Now it's your turn. Can you match these animals to their adjectives to form similes?







FREE - CUNNING - SICK - BUSY - HUNGRY - PLAYFUL - BLIND

Feel free to post your answers in the comments box.