Teach the class a few "as ... as" similes commonly used, for example, "as proud as a peacock" or "as good as gold". Then suggest a few adjectives, and ask them to invent their own comparisons. Share and discuss them.

See the list for further conventional similes and suggested adjectives for inventing new ones.

as proud as a peacock
as good as gold
as warm as toast
as white as snow
as quick as lighting
as mad as a hatter
as sweet as honey
as cold as ice
as drunk as a lord
as light as a feather
as heavy as lead

Adjectives

Elementary: happy, long, short, beautiful, clever, clean, tall, small, rich, strong
Intermediate: free, lazy, wise, powerful, innocent, ugly, smooth, faithful, fresh, colourful
Advanced: juicy, graceful, brilliant, humble, irritable, sly, rotten, romantic, obstinate, delicious