Curated OER
Cartoons for the Classroom: Why is Freedom of Speech a Burning Issue?
For this current events worksheet, students analyze a political cartoon about the freedom of speech and respond to three short answer questions
Curated OER
Common Idioms 5
If you have been analyzing idioms, you can assess your learners' grasp of their figurative meanings with this 10-question matching exercise. Or you could give the sheet to groups to foster discussion about literal versus figurative...
Curated OER
English Expressions Quiz: Online
An online worksheet provides opportunities to assess comprehension of 10 common adages like "A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush" or "Variety is the spice of life." Learners complete a multiple choice quiz (and can check their...
Curated OER
Cross Out Paragraph Puzzle One: To Keep it Secret
Slightly confusing upon first glance, this lesson is actually a neat idea! Present your learners with a series of sentences (at the top of the page), and have them follow the directions to cross out adverbs, verbs in the past tense, etc....
Curated OER
Idioms
Here is a simple list of 21 idioms for which learners are supposed to write the figurative meanings. I'd extend it to include either drawing pictures or group discussions to build meaning rather than just assigning it as individual work.
Curated OER
Animal Idioms
A six question, multiple choice, on-line interactive exercise asks learners to identify the meaning of animal idioms. A little bird told me the answers can be accessed with a click of a button.
K12 Reader
Adventures with Alliteration! - Nouns
Create poetry with a worksheet based on alliterative phrases. After reviewing ten nouns, kids add an adjective to each based on the first letter of the noun. They then rewrite five sentences to involve more alliteration.
K12 Reader
Proverbs and Adages Match
The grass may be greener on the other side, but a worksheet about proverbs and adages is sure to help readers of all levels master figurative language. Kids match the idioms in the first column to their literal meanings in the second...
K12 Reader
Adjectives and Alliteration
Whether it's in a tiny town or a fabulous feast, alliteration makes what you're saying more interesting! Practice figurative language with a worksheet that prompts class members to replace the adjective to make an alliterative phrase.
Curated OER
Really Motivational Page of Encouraging Thoughts
In this language arts worksheet, students 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...
McGraw Hill
Vocabulary Power
Augment your language arts units with a set of vocabulary worksheets. The packet is an excellent support to your vocabulary instruction that covers a variety of skills, including context clues, Greek and Latin roots, reference materials,...
Curated OER
Idiom Exercise
Don't let your pupils bite off more than they can chew! Comprehending idiomatic speech can be very perplexing to language learners. Readers must use context clues, common sense, and knowledge of the connotative and denotative meanings to...
Curated OER
Idiom
In this idioms worksheet, students write meanings of the idioms provided to them. Students complete 20 idiom meanings on this worksheet.
Curated OER
Figurative Language
Have your kids read twelve sentences and underline figurative language in each sentence. They will better grasp connotative and denotative language by rewriting the sentences with the same meaning omitting the figurative language.
Curated OER
Idioms Beginning With K
In this idioms worksheet, students complete a 10 question multiple choice on-line interactive quiz about the meaning of idioms beginning with K.
Curated OER
Idioms Beginning With S
In this idioms learning exercise, students complete a 10 question multiple choice on-line interactive exercise about the meanings of idioms beginning with S.
Curated OER
Food Idioms
In this idioms worksheet, students complete a 10 question multiple choice on-line interactive quiz about the meanings of idioms with food names.
Curated OER
Idioms Beginning With U
In this idioms worksheet, students complete a 10 question multiple choice on-line interactive exercise about the meaning of idioms beginning with letter U.
Curated OER
Idioms Beginning With R
In this idioms worksheet, students complete a 10 question multiple choice on-line interactive exercise about the meaning of idioms beginning with R.
Curated OER
Idioms – D
In this idioms activity, 7th graders read 8 idioms and their meanings and then respond to 8 fill in the blank and short answer questions regarding the idioms.
Curated OER
Expressions With Take
For this phrasal verbs worksheet, students complete a 10 question multiple choice on-line interactive exercise about the meaning of verbs with "take".
Curated OER
Expressions With Break
In this expressions worksheet, learners complete an 8 question multiple choice on-line interactive exercise about the meaning of expressions with "break".
Curated OER
Idioms
For this idioms practice worksheet, students examine 9 idioms and their meanings. Students then use 6 of the idioms to give advice in 6 scenarios.
Curated OER
Idiom Quizzes - Body
In this online interactive figurative language learning exercise, students answer 20 multiple choice questions regarding the meaning of idioms. Students may check their answers immediately.