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4th Grade Idioms worksheets

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Idioms

Grade 4 Reading Worksheet - Building Confidence

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Read the sentence. Circle what the idiom means.

1.
You are barking up the wrong tree.
- is good at growing plants
- looking in the wrong place
- the final upsetting thing
2.
I was burning the midnight oil to finish my project.
- start a friendly talk
- leave a problem alone
- working late at night
3.
A letter came out of the blue.
- without warning
- decide as we go
- alert and ready
4.
Break a leg in the play tonight!
- go to bed
- very easy
- good luck
5.
It is late, so I will hit the hay.
- very easy
- good luck
- go to bed
6.
Our trip plans are still up in the air.
- decide as we go
- not decided yet
- sounds familiar
7.
Let sleeping dogs lie.
- start a friendly talk
- in the same situation
- leave a problem alone
8.
She went the extra mile to help us.
- is good at growing plants
- be upset about the past
- did more than was needed

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About this worksheet

An idiom is a phrase that does not mean what its words say, such as a piece of cake for something very easy. Each sheet has eight sentences with an idiom, and your child circles what the idiom means. Building Confidence offers three meanings and the other levels four.

What your child will learn

Tell that an idiom is not literal
Use the sentence to work out an idiom's meaning
Know some common idioms

Common Core standard: L.4.5.B

Worked example

That math test was a piece of cake. A piece of cake means very easy, not a real cake.

Common mistake

Picking the meaning that matches the words, such as a real cake, instead of the meaning of the whole phrase.

Helpful hint

Idioms do not mean what the words say. Think about the whole phrase.

Next skill: Proverbs and Adages Earlier: Multiple-Meaning Words

Questions parents ask

What is the most common mistake with idioms?

Picking the meaning that matches the words, such as a real cake, instead of the meaning of the whole phrase.

How can I help my child with idioms?

Idioms do not mean what the words say. Think about the whole phrase.

Are these 4th grade reading worksheets free to print?

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