Here are the completed similes using the given words:

1) This bag of cotton wool is as light as a **feather**.
2) Alice has no friends because she is as proud as a **peacock**.
3) When I put my hand into the freezer, it felt as cold as **ice**.
4) The steak is overcooked. It is as tough as **leather**.
5) This factory is as silent as the **grave** when nobody is around at night.
6) My sister’s face is as round as an **orange**.
7) He sat on the cake and made it as flat as a **pancake**.
8) The metal cupboard is as heavy as **lead**.
9) The thorn on this plant is as sharp as a **needle**.
10) Miss Lee reminded me of a **cucumber** when she heard the bad news.

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