English Worksheet 19 - English Language - Assignment - Teachmint - Free Printable

Let’s go step by step to fill in each blank with the correct simile from the given list:

Given words:
black, cold, beautiful, cool, cunning, dark, slow, quick, red, wise, wide, greedy, light, sharp, like, innocent

Note: “like” is not typically used in “as ___ as” similes — it’s probably a distractor or typo. We’ll ignore it unless needed.

Now, let’s match common English similes:

1. as ______ as a cucumber → Common phrase: *cool as a cucumber* → cool

2. as ______ as a fox → Foxes are known for being tricky → *cunning as a fox* → cunning

3. as ______ as the night → Night is dark → *dark as the night* → dark

4. as ______ as ice → Ice is very cold → *cold as ice* → cold

5. as ______ as a snail → Snails move slowly → *slow as a snail* → slow

6. as ______ as the ocean → Ocean is very wide → *wide as the ocean* → wide

7. as ______ as air → Air is light (not heavy) → *light as air* → light

8. as ______ as lightning → Lightning is fast → *quick as lightning* → quick

9. as ______ as coal → Coal is black → *black as coal* → black

10. as ______ as a rose → Roses are often described as beautiful → *beautiful as a rose* → beautiful

11. as ______ as a wolf → Wolves are often seen as greedy/hungry → *greedy as a wolf* → greedy

12. as ______ as an owl → Owls are symbols of wisdom → *wise as an owl* → wise

13. as ______ as a beetroot → Beetroots are red → *red as a beetroot* → red

14. as ______ as two peas → Common phrase: *like two peas in a pod* → but here it says “as ___ as two peas”. The word “like” is in the box — maybe they want “like”? But that doesn’t fit grammatically. Wait — actually, the standard simile is “as alike as two peas”, but “alike” isn’t in the list. Hmm. Let’s check again.

Wait — looking at the list: we have “like” — perhaps this is meant to be “as like as two peas”? That’s not standard. Actually, the common expression is “as similar as two peas”, but again, not in list.

Hold on — maybe it’s a trick? Or perhaps “like” is intended here even though it’s unusual. Alternatively, maybe it’s “as identical as...” — no.

Actually, rechecking: sometimes people say “as like as two peas” informally. Since “like” is the only word left that could possibly fit, and all others are taken, we’ll use like here — even though it’s not perfect grammar. Maybe the worksheet has a small error.

But wait — let’s count how many blanks and how many words.

There are 16 blanks.

Words given:
black, cold, beautiful, cool, cunning, dark, slow, quick, red, wise, wide, greedy, light, sharp, like, innocent → 16 words.

So every word must be used exactly once.

We’ve used so far:

1. cool
2. cunning
3. dark
4. cold
5. slow
6. wide
7. light
8. quick
9. black
10. beautiful
11. greedy
12. wise
13. red
→ That’s 13 used.

Left: sharp, like, innocent

Blanks left: 14, 15, 16

14. as ______ as two peas → needs a word meaning “similar” — only “like” fits loosely → like

15. as ______ as a needle → needles are sharp → *sharp as a needle* → sharp

16. as ______ as a lamb → lambs are gentle/innocent → *innocent as a lamb* → innocent

Perfect! All 16 words used.

Final matching:

1. cool
2. cunning
3. dark
4. cold
5. slow
6. wide
7. light
8. quick
9. black
10. beautiful
11. greedy
12. wise
13. red
14. like
15. sharp
16. innocent

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Final Answer:
1. cool
2. cunning
3. dark
4. cold
5. slow
6. wide
7. light
8. quick
9. black
10. beautiful
11. greedy
12. wise
13. red
14. like
15. sharp
16. innocent