Intermediate vocabulary exercise (B1 level): similes
English vocabulary practice exercise for intermediate (B1) level
In this exercise you will practise some common similes.
What is a simile?
A simile is a type of idiom. It likens one thing to another thing.
As cold as ice and as strong as an ox are both examples of similes.
You can see a list of similes here.
Exercise instructions
Choose the best answer to fill the gap in each of the following:
Alishba - January 17, 2018, 4:39 pm
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Anonymous - March 25, 2024, 8:27 am
Yeah… I’ve got 100% too
Cinderella - May 19, 2018, 9:11 am
The simile with red should have been “tomato”. No one says red as a beetroot, unless they say beet red.
Anonymous - May 14, 2019, 1:34 pm
In England one says, red as a beetroot. Maybe in other English speaking countries they do not.
danuta okarmus - May 26, 2019, 11:30 am
In England we say red as a beetroot.
Azar - October 22, 2018, 7:09 pm
good work
danuta okarmus - May 26, 2019, 11:31 am
In England we say red as a beetroot.
Anonymous - November 21, 2019, 2:21 pm
in some countries it is as red as a tomato so you should also give the option tomato both answers can be correct.
Vicky - May 26, 2020, 4:09 am
Then it won’t be as fun
Upasana - May 26, 2020, 4:08 am
It should be as red as a tomato. It’s better than a beetroot
Anonymous - April 17, 2021, 12:00 pm
true
BTS - April 17, 2021, 12:01 pm
true
Anonymous - December 20, 2022, 3:14 pm
I got 100
Anonymous - January 25, 2024, 1:01 pm
I have always known the phrase to be “as hungry as a horse” but from the options “wolf” is the correct answer.
Stuart Cook - February 5, 2024, 11:58 am
The horse idiom I know connected to being hungry is ”(I’m so hungry) I could eat a horse.”
Anonymous - May 27, 2024, 8:16 am
100%
Anonymous - December 6, 2025, 3:28 pm
I have 88 % But I not English.