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

Complete the simile: As fresh as...
1) A fish
2) A deodorant
3) A daisy

Complete the simile: As bold as...
1) Grass
2) Brass
3) A lion

Complete the simile: As black as...
1) Coal
2) Tonight
3) Outer space

Complete the simile: As cool as...
1) Air conditioning
2) A cucumber
3) A banana

Complete the simile: As bald as...
1) A boot.
2) A coot.
3) My foot.

Complete the simile: As deaf as...
1) A doorknob
2) A ghost
3) A snake

Complete the simile: As clean as...
1) A gristle
2) A thistle
3) A whistle

Complete the simile: As mad as...
1) A maniac
2) A hatter
3) The moon

Complete the simile: As quick as...
1) Thunder
2) Lightning
3) Rain

Complete the simile: As pale as...
1) Death
2) A peony
3) A pear

Complete the simile: As busy as...
1) A bee
2) A bird
3) A bull

Complete the simile: As clear as...
1) A field
2) A temple
3) A bell

Complete the simile: As dull as...
1) A dunce
2) Dishwater
3) Dukes

Complete the simile: As wise as...
1) An old man
2) An owl
3) A fox

Complete the simile: As poor as...
1) A church mouse
2) A beggar
3) A blind bat

Complete the simile: As happy as...
1) A smile
2) A dog
3) A lark

Complete the simile: As old as...
1) The world
2) The hills
3) The trees

Complete the simile: As timid as...
1) A rabbit
2) A toddler
3) A tack

Complete the simile: As sober as...
1) A grandmother
2) A judge
3) The sun

Your score is: 0 out of 20

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