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3. The tree is very big, (wasn’t it/isn’t it)?

4. We ate cherries from that tree, (didn’t we/didn’t they)?

5. Rakesh admired the cherry tree, (didn’t they/didn’t he)?

6. You like to grow plants, (don’t you/didn’t we)?

Word Wise • Completing a word web
• Simile

A. Work with your partner. Read the word given in the circle. Think of words associated
with it, and write them in the boxes to complete the word web.

Nature

A simile is a phrase that compares something to something else (dissimilar things) using
the words ‘like’ or ‘as’.

Example: as fierce as a tiger

B. Fill in the blanks with correct words to complete the similes.

1. as as ice (hot/cold/transparent)

2. as as a bird (free/big/angry)

3. as as air (angry/light/colourful)

4. as as night (bright/dark/scary)

5. as as a bee (cute/busy/lazy)

6. as as an owl (wise/fast/noisy)

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