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Test Your Vocabulary Skills: More Common Idioms 2

For Students 5th - 6th
In this language arts worksheet, students discover that idioms are spoken or written sentences where the meaning is not obvious from the individual words used. Students read 10 idioms and match them to their meanings.
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Idioms

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
For this idioms worksheet, students fill in missing words for 11 sentences. For example, "I finished the test very quickly, it was..."
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Poetry: Simile And Figurative Language

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students explore websites that contain poems about autumn, winter, and the seasonal holidays and explore how similes and figurative language can be used in poetry.
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Proverbs & Old Sayings

For Students 4th - 5th
How familiar is your class with proverbs? There are 23 proverbs listed here, and the goal is to name the missing word in each sentence. Find the answer easily by clicking the drop down that says answer. Some of them are easy, and some...
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Figures of Speech Presentation

For Teachers 9th - 12th
If used as part of an exploration of figures of speech, this short presentation defining similes, metaphors, and analogies could be used as a review tool in an English classroom. A teacher could augment this resource with more examples...
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Poetry Scrap Book

For Students 5th - 7th
After your poets have compiled several written poems into a scrap-book, use this grading scale to explain how they'll be graded. The only guiding explanation of the assignment explains that they need to use two of the five literary...
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Idioms Quiz: Health 2

For Students 6th - 12th
In this online interactive figurative language activity, learners respond to 10 multiple choice idiom questions. Students may check their answer immediately.
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Idioms Lesson Plan

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders discover idioms. In this idioms lesson, 6th graders evaluate idioms and discover their meaning. Students read Runny Babbit by Shel Silverstein and create unique idioms. Assessment rubric is provided.
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Lesson 1: Figurative Language

For Teachers 2nd Standards
The story Once in a Blue Moon by Nicola Morgan is full of figurative language. Second graders choose one idiom from the story and create an illustration of its meaning. Handouts and structured vocabulary practice is included with the...
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Idioms Quiz: Body 9

For Students 5th - 7th
In this English idioms learning exercise, students determine meanings of idioms based on the human body, body parts, and bodily functions.  Students use the meanings to complete sentences.
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Happy and Sad

For Students 6th - 8th
In this English idioms and metaphors worksheet, middle schoolers discover the metaphorical meaning of words and phrases associated with happiness and sadness.  Students work in pairs to role play a conversation about things that make...
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Idioms

For Students 4th - 6th
For this idioms worksheet, students use context clues provided to determine the meaning of idioms shown in bold-faced type in a set of 12 sentences. An answer key is included.
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Idioms

For Students Higher Ed
In this idiom worksheet, students study 23 English idioms.  Students match each given idiom with its literal definition and meaning.
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Idioms Quiz: Colours 1

For Students 4th - 6th
In this English Idioms worksheet, students determine the meaning of idioms based on color and colors.  Students use the meanings of the idioms to complete sentences in which the idioms are used.
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Sayings Quiz: Badness

For Students 5th - 7th
In this English Idioms worksheet, learners determine the meaning of various idioms and sayings.  Students use the meanings of the idioms to complete sentences.
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Idioms Quiz: Clothing 2

For Students 4th - 7th
In this English idioms worksheet, learners interpret the meaning of various idioms based on clothes and clothing.  Students complete sentences using the meanings of the idioms.
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Idioms Quiz: Money 3

For Students 4th - 6th
For this English idioms worksheet, students interpret the meaning of phrases having to do with money.  Students complete sentences using the meanings of the phrases.
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Idiom Match-Up

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this idioms activity, students match common idioms to their meanings. Students complete 10 matches total on this activity.
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Idioms Quiz: Clothing 1

For Students 4th - 6th
In this English idioms worksheet, students discover the meanings of various idioms based on clothes and clothing.  Students complete sentences based on the meanings of the idioms.
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Animal Similes

For Students Pre-K - 6th
In this English worksheet, students use animals in similes. Students fill in the blanks with the names of animals. The subjects of the sentences are compared to animals.
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Fun with Idioms 7 Exercises

For Students 4th - 7th
In this idioms worksheet, students fill in the blanks to idioms, choose the correct word, write their own idioms, and more. Students complete 7 exercises.
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Practice Idioms in English!

For Students 3rd - 6th
For this idioms worksheet, learners fill in the blanks with the correct verbs, nouns, colors, and more to make idioms. Students complete 30 problems total.
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Vegetable Idioms

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this idioms worksheet, students watch a video about idioms, fill in the blanks, and define what certain idioms mean. Students complete 3 activities.
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English Idioms II - Money Talk

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this idioms worksheet, students match the idioms to their meaning. Students match 12 idioms to their correct meaning on this worksheet.