Idioms

Grade 4 Reading Worksheet - Building Confidence

Read the sentence. Circle what the idiom means.

1. 1.

   You are barking up the wrong tree.

   • is good at growing plants
   • looking in the wrong place
   • the final upsetting thing
2. 2.

   I was burning the midnight oil to finish my project.

   • start a friendly talk
   • leave a problem alone
   • working late at night
3. 3.

   A letter came out of the blue.

   • without warning
   • decide as we go
   • alert and ready
4. 4.

   Break a leg in the play tonight!

   • go to bed
   • very easy
   • good luck
5. 5.

   It is late, so I will hit the hay.

   • very easy
   • good luck
   • go to bed
6. 6.

   Our trip plans are still up in the air.

   • decide as we go
   • not decided yet
   • sounds familiar
7. 7.

   Let sleeping dogs lie.

   • start a friendly talk
   • in the same situation
   • leave a problem alone
8. 8.

   She went the extra mile to help us.

   • is good at growing plants
   • be upset about the past
   • did more than was needed