Understanding Idioms
This worksheet helps third-grade students understand and identify common idioms through various exercises.
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Understanding Idioms
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What are Idioms?
An idiom is a phrase or expression where the meaning is not obvious from the individual words. It means something different from what the words literally say. For example, if someone says it's "raining cats and dogs", it doesn't mean animals are falling from the sky! It means it's raining very heavily.
1. What does the idiom "break a leg" mean?
To actually break your leg
To wish someone good luck
To trip and fall
To make a loud noise
2. If someone says "it's a piece of cake", what do they mean?
The cake is delicious
It's a very difficult task
It's a very easy task
They want some cake
Complete the sentences with the correct meaning of the idiom.
1. When I say "hold your horses", I mean .
2. If you "spill the beans", you .
3. "Bite your tongue" means to .
Match each idiom on the left with its correct meaning on the right.
1. Get cold feet
a. To be in trouble
2. In hot water
b. To be very happy
3. Over the moon
c. To be nervous or scared to do something
1. Think of an idiom you know. Write the idiom and explain what it means in your own words.
2. Use the idiom "hit the road" in a sentence. What does your sentence mean?