Educational worksheet for students to practice converting similes into metaphors.

To solve the problem of changing similes into metaphors, we need to understand the difference between the two:

- Simile: A figure of speech that compares two different things using "like" or "as."
- Metaphor: A figure of speech that directly states one thing is another, often for symbolic effect, without using "like" or "as."

Task: Change each simile into a metaphor.

#### 1. Simile: She danced like she was floating on air.
- Metaphor: She danced as if she were weightless.

#### 2. Simile: The waves crashed on the beach like charging horses.
- Metaphor: The waves were charging horses crashing on the beach.

#### 3. Simile: He was eating like he was shovelling cement into a mixer.
- Metaphor: His eating was shoveling cement into a mixer.

#### 4. Simile: Katie was as powerful as a train when she crossed the finish line.
- Metaphor: Katie was a locomotive as she crossed the finish line.

#### 5. Simile: James swam gracefully as a dolphin.
- Metaphor: James was a graceful dolphin in the water.

Final Answer:

1. Metaphor: She danced as if she were weightless.
2. Metaphor: The waves were charging horses crashing on the beach.
3. Metaphor: His eating was shoveling cement into a mixer.
4. Metaphor: Katie was a locomotive as she crossed the finish line.
5. Metaphor: James was a graceful dolphin in the water.

Boxed Answer:
\[
\boxed{
\begin{array}{l}
1. \text{She danced as if she were weightless.} \\
2. \text{The waves were charging horses crashing on the beach.} \\
3. \text{His eating was shoveling cement into a mixer.} \\
4. \text{Katie was a locomotive as she crossed the finish line.} \\
5. \text{James was a graceful dolphin in the water.}
\end{array}
}
\]