Students learn that an idiom is a phrase whose meaning is different from the meanings of its words, such as a piece of cake (something easy). They match idioms to meanings, use context clues to work out an idiom, rewrite idioms in plain words and use idioms in a short piece of their own writing.
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Completed: Idioms and Their Meanings
Year 7 students (typically ages 11–12) working on vocabulary. It is pitched at level 2 · standard; an easier version and a harder version are linked above.
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About 25 minutes for 15 questions. Short, regular sessions work best: two or three a week beats one long one.
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If a phrase does not make sense word by word, it may be an idiom. Use the sentence around it as a clue.
An idiom is a group of words that means something different from what the words say. No one really eats cake when a test is a piece of cake!
Read each sentence. Use the context to work out what the idiom in bold means.
Rewrite each sentence without the idiom, so it means the same thing in plain words.
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