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Zig Zag: Idioms
In this recognizing idioms worksheet, students match beginning and ending phrases and sentences by drawing lines to connect each word or words in the left column to words in the right columns. Students create twenty-two idioms. In...
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Idioms
In this writing with idioms instructional activity, students read 10 sentences and explain what the idiom (in bold) in each sentence means in their own words.
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BBC Learning English, Vocabulary
In this vocabulary instructional activity, students unscramble idiomatic expressions, define them, and then write an original paragraph using five of the six phrases. This instructional activity assesses English language learners'...
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Idioms
In this grammar worksheet, students choose the appropriate idiom expression to fill in the blanks in twenty-four sentences. Students discuss each idiom.
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Numbers Idioms and Proverbs
In this writing activity, students try to guess the missing numbers from twelve proverbs, explain the meaning of eight underlined idioms and answer the number meanings in fifteen sentences with idioms.
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Vocabulary Skills
In this vocabulary worksheet, students read 10 idioms and math them with 10 keywords. For example, "Break a leg!" matches with "good luck for actors."
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Really Motivational Page of Encouraging Thoughts
In this language arts worksheet, learners discover motivational idioms by matching the first half of each saying with the second half. Students then discuss the meaning of each. Example: "You can't make an omelette without.....breaking...
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Test Your Vocabulary Skills: More Common Idioms 2
In this language arts instructional activity, 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
In this idioms worksheet, young scholars 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
Learners 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
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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Poetry Scrap Book
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
In this online interactive figurative language worksheet, learners respond to 10 multiple choice idiom questions. Students may check their answer immediately.
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Idioms Lesson Plan
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
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
In 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
In this idiom worksheet, students study 23 English idioms. Students match each given idiom with its literal definition and meaning.
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Idiom Match-Up
In this idioms worksheet, learners match common idioms to their meanings. Students complete 10 matches total on this worksheet.
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Animal Similes
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 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!
In this idioms activity, students 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
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
In this idioms learning exercise, students match the idioms to their meaning. Students match 12 idioms to their correct meaning on this learning exercise.
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English Exercises: Idioms Exercise
In this online interactive English worksheet, students respond to 8 fill in the blank questions about idioms. Students may submit their answers to be scored