This worksheet gives students hands-on practice with common English idioms through five varied exercises — filling in blanks with idioms in context, matching idioms to their meanings, working backwards from meaning to phrase, applying idioms to real-life scenarios, and tracing idioms back to their historical origins — before inviting them to invent and explain an idiom of their own. It reinforces vocabulary recognition, contextual usage, and cultural/historical awareness of figurative language, with a full answer key provided for quick teacher marking.
There are two companion EdTechSims activities – Idioms as Emojis and Idioms Quiz – which can help to trigger interest at the start of the lesson or consolidate learning at its end.
1) Word & PDF – Student
2) Word & PDF – Teacher
There are more online interactive activities and companion worksheets available. Do check them out!
