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idioms

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 15mins

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Class
Date
1.

Match the picture to the idioms below:

a)

fight like cats and dogs     

b)

build castles in the air  

c)

silver spoon in the mouth  

d)

apple of one’s eye       

2.

Match the picture to the idioms below:

a)

fight like cats and dogs     

b)

build castles in the air  

c)

silver spoon in the mouth  

d)

apple of one’s eye       

3.

Match the picture to the idioms below:

a)

fight like cats and dogs     

b)

build castles in the air  

c)

silver spoon in the mouth  

d)

apple of one’s eye       

4.

Match the picture to the idioms below:

a)

fight like cats and dogs     

b)

build castles in the air  

c)

silver spoon in the mouth  

d)

apple of one’s eye       

5.

Match each idiom 'silver spoon in the mouth' to its correct meaning below:

a)

someone who is loved very much

b)

born into a rich family   

c)

always arguing 

d)

to plan something that won’t happen

6.

Match each idiom 'apple of one’s eye' to its correct meaning below:

a)

someone who is loved very much

b)

born into a rich family   

c)

always arguing 

d)

to plan something that won’t happen

7.

Match each idiom 'fight like cats and dogs' to its correct meaning below:

a)

someone who is loved very much

b)

born into a rich family   

c)

always arguing 

d)

to plan something that won’t happen

8.

Match each idiom 'build castles in the air' to its correct meaning below:

a)

someone who is loved very much

b)

born into a rich family   

c)

always arguing 

d)

to plan something that won’t happen

9.

She is their only daughter, so for sure she is ______________.

a)

fight like cats and dogs     

b)

build castles in the air  

c)

silver spoon in the mouth  

d)

apple of their eye       

10.

We’re best friends, but sometimes over small things, we also ______________.

a)

fight like cats and dogs     

b)

build castles in the air  

c)

silver spoon in the mouth  

d)

apple of one’s eye       

11.

That was a PIECE OF CAKE!

a)

hard

b)

easy

c)

messy

d)

fun

12.

I was about to go on stage and had BUTTERFLIES IN MY STOMACH.

a)

sick

b)

bugs crawled inside of me

c)

mad

d)

nervous

13.

After I made an A on the test, I felt like I was ON TOP OF THE WORLD!

a)

excited

b)

upset

c)

disappointed

d)

confused

14.

You're talking a HUNDRED MILES A MINUTE!

a)

jumbled

b)

slow

c)

fast

15.

It is RAINING CATS AND DOGS!

a)

It's been raining all day.

b)

It's raining heavily.

c)

It's not raining.

d)

There are scattered thunderstorms.

16.

I only get to visit my grandparents ONCE IN A BLUE MOON.

a)

once a while

b)

every year

c)

whenever I want

d)

all the time

17.

William will keep his room clean WHEN PIGS FLY.

a)

he always keeps it clean

b)

his room is never clean

c)

he likes to clean

d)

he asks his sister to clean

18.

Jim told his daughter that she was the APPLE OF HIS EYE.

a)

They make apple pie and put it in their eyes.

b)

They eat apples together.

c)

He doesn't like being with his daughter.

d)

She is extremely important to her dad.

19.

Sam's sister was always STEALING HER THUNDER on the dance floor.

a)

taking away the attention

b)

getting struck by lightning

c)

stealing her clothes

d)

working together

20.

BREAK A LEG!

a)

Don't cheat!

b)

I hope you break your bones.

c)

Good luck!

d)

Watch where you are walking.

21.
Which idiom goes the best with this sentence?
She memorized something.
a)
You're the apple of my eye.
b)
Knows it by heart
c)
She took me under her wing.
22.
Keep your chin up really means...
a)
Don't feel bad. Stay positive.
b)
Don't look down.
c)
You did horrible.
23.
Cut to the chase.  
a)
You cut something with a knife.
b)
Get to the point.  Tell me what you need!
c)
You were cut by something else. 
d)
You chased another person.
24.

What does it mean to give someone the "cold shoulder?"

a)

To make someone cold

b)

Someone feels that they need a sweater

c)

to be nice to someone

d)

to ignore somebody