Idiom Worksheets for 4th & 5th Graders
Digital classroom idioms worksheets aligned to the Common Core Standards for reading level figurative language in 4th and 5th-grade language, CCSS.L.4.5 and CCSSL.5.5.
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Want to work on idioms with the 4th and 5th grades? Expect more than a worksheet with these idiom worksheets designed for 4th and 5th graders to demonstrate their understanding of "figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings." These timesaver idiom worksheets can be used in the digital classroom, at home as part of your homeschooling strategies, or for teachers to craft a perfect teaching experience as part of their figurative language syllabus. Practice using idioms and identifying the meaning of idioms with grade-specific match the idiom games, paperless tests, no-prep flashcards, and a useful idiom anchor chart at the end.
Paperless Idiom Worksheets for 4th Grade
These paperless worksheets have everything your 4th-grade students need to practice identifying and understanding common idioms. The examples here are meant to be fun, engaging, and informative. There are no-prep flashcards and examples of idioms for students to identify with a multiple-choice paperless test at the end.
Idiom Flashcards
Before you flip the flashcards, in small groups or by yourself, see if you can figure out what each common idiom means.
Now, your turn! See if you can finish these common idioms. Flip the flashcards to reveal the answers.
Match the Idiom Game
Use this drag-and-drop match the idiom game for 4th graders on a desktop or as part of your whiteboard activities. Some idioms match with an adjective, so drag and drop the correct adjective on top of the appropriate idiom. Once you’ve completed them all, click submit.
For example, it's raining cats and dogs would match the adjective heavily. (Cats and dogs - heavily) because when we say raining cats and dogs, it usually means there's lots of rain, and it’s raining heavily.
Easy
Happy
Sick or unwell
Energetic
Happy or proud
Afraid or scared
Piece of cake
Happy as a clam
Under the weather
Full of beans
Pleased as punch
Be a chicken
Identifying Idioms in 4th Grade
Look at the pictures below and use them to complete the multiple-choice paperless test. Some of them might not be used, so watch out! To move on to the next slide, use the </> arrows.
Under The Weather Idiom
What do you think it means?
Pleased as Punch Idiom
What do you think it means?
Apple of Your Eye Idiom
What do you think it means?
Raining Cats and Dogs Idiom
What do you think it means?
Full of Beans Idiom
What do you think it means?
Pull Your Leg Idiom
What do you think it means?
Idiom Paperless Test
Once you’ve looked at the images, take this paperless test. Can’t remember? Don’t worry. Your progress is saved, so scroll up. Got a question wrong? Simply press reset and try again.
1. Martin was feeling ___________.
Choose the best answer from the choices below
2. Sally is ___________ with her birthday presents.
Choose the best answer from the choices below
3. My mom told me I’m the ___________.
Choose the best answer from the choices below
4. The class was ___________ today.
Choose the best answer from the choices below
5. On April fool’s day, people ________.
Choose the best answer from the choices below
Digital Classroom Idiom Worksheets for 5th Graders
The following paperless worksheets are for 5th grade students to practice identifying and understanding English idioms. Here are examples of idioms, common idioms, no-prep flashcards, and an image slideshow with a multiple-choice paperless test.
Idiom flashcards
Before you flip the flashcards, in small groups or by yourself, see if you can figure out what each English idiom means.
Match the Idiom Game
Use this drag-and-drop match the idiom game for 5th graders on a desktop or as part of your whiteboard activities. Match the idiom to its correct meaning.
Once you’ve completed them all, click the submit button.
Busy bee
Early bird
Beat about the bush
Time flies
Honey bee in your bonnet
Costs an arm and a leg
Someone who does a lot of things.
Someone who likes to wake up early or is always the first to arrive.
To talk about something indirectly or dishonestly.
Time passes quickly.
Focusing on something obsessively or talking about something a lot of times because you think it’s important.
Something that is very expensive.
Identifying Idioms in 5th Grade
Look at the pictures below and use them to complete the multiple-choice paperless test. Some of them might not be used, so watch out! To move on to the next slide, use the </> arrows.
Dragging Your Feet Idiom
What do you think it means?
Anything but Idiom
What do you think it means?
Night Owl Idiom
What do you think it means?
Bite Off More Than You Can Chew Idiom
What do you think it means?
Think On Your Feet Idiom
What do you think it means?
Busy Bee Idiom
What do you think it means?
Bigger Fish to Fry Idiom
What do you think it means?
5th Grade Idiom Paperless Test
Once you’ve looked at the images, take this paperless test. Can't remember the images? Don’t worry. Your progress is saved, so scroll up. Got a question wrong? Simply press reset and try again.
1. Wendy was looking _______ happy.
Choose the best answer from the choices below
2. Fred didn’t want to eat his breakfast. He was __________ this morning.
Choose the best answer from the choices below
3. My dad is a ____ ____, he loves to stare at the night sky.
Choose the best answer from the choices below
4. Caleb is a fantastic student; he always ______ on his _______.
Choose the best answer from the choices below
5. If you have _______________, you have more important things to worry about.
Choose the best answer from the choices below
FREE Idiom Anchor Chart
This idiom figurative language anchor chart has student-friendly language to put in your classroom or on your interactive whiteboards. Students can refer back to it whenever they need.
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