THE TREASURE OF LEMON BROWN



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The Treasure of Lemon Brown

VOCABULARY STRATEGY

Similes compare two things that are not alike using the words like or as. Similes can help you understand how something looks or sounds. They can also provide context clues to help you figure out the meaning of unknown words.

Directions: Use the simile in each sentence as a context clue to help you define the boldfaced word.

1. Through all the turmoil, she remained as serene as a cloudless sky on a lazy summer afternoon.

2. Like a palace guard standing stiff and silent, the stoic child showed no trace of emotion.

3. As shrewd as a fox, she could talk her way out of even the most difficult situations.

4. The spoiled child is as temperamental as an old car on a cold day.

5. Her lilting voice was as light and clear as the tinkling of a bell.

6. The teenager had a voracious appetite, like a bear after its long winter sleep.

7. The unused room had the same fetid smell as an old running shoe.

ajar commence tentatively gnarled ominous tremor

B. Directions: Complete each analogy with one of the words from the box. In an analogy, the last two words must be related in the same way that the first two are related.

6. LEFT : RIGHT : : finish :

7. LECTURE : SPEECH : : knotted :

8. OPPONENT : ALLY : : definitely :

9. SKILLFUL : CLEVER : : threatening :

10. WISE : FOOLISH : : closed :

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