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    Similes - The Highway Rat

    In class, we have been learning about similes. We have learnt that they help us to compare; they help us build a picture by comparing using the words 'like' or 'as'. 

    For example, we generated the following similes as a class: 

    The Highway Rat is as greedy as a T- Rex.

    The Highway Rat's teeth are as yellow as cheese.

    The Highway Rat's teeth are as sharp as a sword. 

    Can you draw a picture of the Highway Rat and write a simile or two to describe him?

    You can start your sentence with one of the following if you wish: 

    The Highway Rat is as hungry as ......

    The Highway Rat is as selfish as ......

    The Highway rat is as bad as ......

    The Highway Rat is a beast like ......