Idiom Explorer Worksheet
A worksheet for 6th graders to practice identifying and understanding common idioms.
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Read each question carefully and follow the instructions. This worksheet will help you understand common idioms.
1. What does the idiom "break a leg" mean?
To injure yourself
To wish someone good luck
To fall down
To be clumsy
2. If someone says it's "raining cats and dogs," what do they mean?
Animals are falling from the sky
It's raining very heavily
It's a light drizzle
The weather is calm
Complete the sentences with the correct idiom from the word bank.
3. After a long day of hiking, we decided to and head home.
4. The math test was a for Sarah because she studied hard.
5. I think you're if you expect me to know the answer; I wasn't even there.
6. John couldn't come to school today because he was feeling a little .
7. Explain the meaning of the idiom "to spill the beans" in your own words. Then, use it in a sentence.
8. What does it mean to "have a chip on your shoulder"? Provide an example of when someone might use this idiom.
Read each statement and decide if the meaning of the idiom is true or false.
9. "To bite the bullet" means to avoid a difficult situation.
True
False
10. If you "hit the books," it means you are studying hard.
True
False
Match each idiom with its correct meaning.
11. Get cold feet
a. To be very happy
12. Over the moon
b. To lose courage
13. Cost an arm and a leg
c. To be very expensive
14. A dime a dozen
d. Something common and not special