WorksheetsIdiom 7th ELA
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 5mins
A phrase or an expression that has figurative and sometimes literal meaning.
onomatopoeia
idiom
simile
hyperbole
If you cut corners when doing something,
you accomplish two different things at the same thing with very little effort
you do it badly or cheaply at the expense of high standards
you do it straightaway
you get there quicker
When you see eye to eye with someone,
you look extremely similar to someone
you are glad to see this person
you agree with someone completely
you see their eye color as they see yours
The last straw means:
Actions or communications need more than one person.
To go to bed.
Do or say something exactly right.
The final problem in a series of problems.
Take with a grain of salt means:
To hear something from the authoritative source.
Would never like to do something.
This is used when someone does not want to choose or make a decision.
This means not to take what someone says too seriously.
Cross that bridge when you come to it means:
When someone finds it difficult to choose between two alternatives.
This idiom is used when something is very expensive.
Deal with a problem if and when it becomes necessary, not before.
To present a counter argument.
Go the extra mile means:
A way of asking what someone is thinking.
To further a loss with mockery or indignity; to worsen an unfavorable situation.
Looking in the wrong place. Accusing the wrong person.
To make a special effort/try very hard to achieve your goal.
Cost an arm and a leg means:
When someone finds it difficult to choose between two alternatives.
When something is done badly to save money.
This idiom is used when something is very expensive.
This idiom is used to express "Don't make plans for something that might not happen".
We tried to give Tommy a surprise party for his birthday, but Mary let the cat out of the bag.
personification
hyperbole
alliteration
idiom
I don’t mean to toot my own horn, but I’m faster than lightning.
metaphor/hyperbole
idiom/hyperbole
hyperbole/idiom
idiom/metaphor
He knew the test would be as hard as ever so he decided to hit the books.
idiom/hyperbole
alliteration/simile
simile/idiom
metaphor/personification
She was excited to go to the beach with her family because they went once in a blue moon.
alliteration
metaphor
idiom
personification
She quickly finished her homework because she knew if she didn’t have it done when her mother got home she would be in hot water.
idiom
personification
hyperbole
simile
What is an idiom?
An extreme exaggeration
A device used to confuse the reader.
A word or phrase that does not mean what it says.
A group of words that begin with the same sound.
