1. Jan 24-28 Russell – English I
TAKS Practice
Jan 24-28
Russell – English I

2. Similies – a comparison
Blind as a bat
Busy as a bee
Clear as a bell
Cute as a button
Free as a bird
Strong as an ox
Her eyes shined like diamonds

3. Metaphors – a comparison
A heart of stone
You are the sun in my sky
Jumping for joy
A light in the sea of darkness
She ran like the wind
The noise is music to my ears

4. Analogies – a comparison
Inside is to outside as upside is to

5. Anologies – a comparison
Inside is to outside as upside is to downside

6. Analogies – comparisons
Office is to working as kitchen is to

7. Analogies – comparisons
Office is to working as kitchen is to cooking

8. Analogies – comparisons
Fish is to water as bird is to

9. Analogies – comparisons
Fish is to water as bird is to air

10. Analogies - comparisons
What a note is to a singer, a word is to a

11. Analogies - comparisons
What a note is to a singer, a word is to a writer

12. Idioms
An idiom is a group of words in current usage having a meaning that is not deducible from those of the individual words. For example, "to rain cats and dogs" - which means "to rain very heavily"

13. Idioms That’s a piece of cake!
You need to be up and running when I get back.
Don’t beat around the bush.
Don’t get all bent out of shape.
Let’s call it a day!
I’m going to grab a bite.
Don’t pull my leg.
Aw, he’s just shooting the breeze.