168 FREE Idiom Worksheets

FREE Idiom Worksheets

Idiom worksheetsIdioms are an important part of language learning and are something that students often struggle with. The idiom worksheets in this section are some of the ways teachers have found to address this topic with learners of various levels and ages. This idioms worksheet, for example, includes stories, pictures and a comprehension question for many common idioms. You could use this with any level but they were created with pre-intermediate and intermediate classes in mind. The file is a large packet of idiom worksheets; you can choose to do just one or two at a time and this might be a better approach. There are 168 worksheets available in this section so you can also find material on other idioms and for more advanced learners.
While many teachers leave idioms for advanced learners, you can start practicing idioms with your students much earlier. Intermediate and even some beginner classes will be able to benefit from the introduction of simple idioms. Just like learning new vocabulary, students need to understand the meaning of idioms, complete pronunciation practice exercises, and have sufficient practice using them in order to commit them to memory and feel comfortable using them.

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Joe is getting married! from the movie: When Harry met Sally

Joe is getting married! from the movie: When Harry met Sally

ANNAMATARO
  This lesson is designed for two sessions of one hour each. It features two scenes from the film "When Harry Met Sally." It includes grammar (a review of defining and non-defining relativ ...
1 Views 12,634 Adv
Are You At Your Level Of Incompetence? The Peter Principle

Are You At Your Level Of Incompetence? The Peter Principle

Anna Mataro
    This listening comprehension activity: Are you at your level of competence? is for Intermediate and Upper-intermediate levels to practice vocabulary relating to jobs in the wor ...
1 Views 7,943 IntAdv
Comparing Seasons

Comparing Seasons

Jeff Genet
  This conversation-based lesson is to get students to compare seasons and use comparatives and superlatives and spring-related idioms, especially spring compared to other seasons. Student ...
1 Views 7,131 All
Spring Season

Spring Season

Jeff Genet
This comprehensive lesson on spring is a fun and engaging conversation-based lesson to get students talking about spring. It includes discussion questions, learning spring-related idioms, watc ...
1 Views 6,652 All
Number Idioms

Number Idioms

  This grammar guide covers the topic of Numbers idioms. It contains eight pages of idioms and expressions connected with ‘numbers’. Including definitions, example sentences, a ...
1 Views 9,109 IntAdv
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Weather Idioms

Weather Idioms

Idiom,
  This grammar guide contains five pages of idioms and expressions connected to the weather. It includes definitions, example sentences, and a few illustrations. In alphabetical order, exa ...
1 Views 10,150 IntAdv
Money Idioms

Money Idioms

Idiom,
  This new grammar guide contains seven pages of idioms and expressions connected with money. It includes definitions, example sentences, and a few illustrations. Suitable for different le ...
1 Views 10,754 IntAdv
Colour Idioms

Colour Idioms

, Idiom
This is a new grammar guide about idioms.   This resource contains five pages of idioms and expressions connected with colors: black, white, red, green, brown, silver, color, etc. It includ ...
1 Views 12,643 IntAdv
Sport Idioms

Sport Idioms

  This comprehensive grammar guide consists of nine pages of idioms about Sport. It includes expressions, definitions, example sentences, and a few pictures on the topic. Examples are Ball ...
1 Views 10,556 IntAdv
Head Idioms

Head Idioms

  This grammar guide contains 14 pages of idioms and expressions connected with the human head.  It includes definitions, example sentences, a few pictures and is in alphabetical orde ...
1 Views 6,844 IntAdv
House & Furniture Idioms

House & Furniture Idioms

  This grammar guide has nine pages of idioms and expressions connected to the house and furniture. It includes definitions in alphabetical order of example sentences and a few pictures: B ...
1 Views 8,503 IntAdv
To Be + Infinitive for future and future verbs

To Be + Infinitive for future and future verbs

maria
  For intermediate students and upwards, this worksheet includes examples of the infinitive as a future tense as used in news articles, formal instructions, formal arrangments and events. ...
1 Views 8,172 IntAdvExam
More amazing things to have – Idioms

More amazing things to have – Idioms

Barbora
» Idiom
  This collection of idioms describes some amazing things to have, e.g. money to burn. It contains three easy exercises to match the idioms, guess their meaning and complete the sentences ...
1 Views 6,782 Pre-IntInt
Idioms – Amazing things to have (body parts)

Idioms – Amazing things to have (body parts)

Barbora
  This collection of 10 idioms describes a body part, e.g. a green thumb, and shows the amazing things you can have. Suitable for self-study, there are three exercises: guess the meaning, ...
1 Views 9,207 Pre-IntInt
Clothes Idioms

Clothes Idioms

  This grammar guide of idioms contains expressions relating to everyday clothing and accessories and includes definitions and example sentences with a few illustrations. Easy to read, it& ...
1 Views 8,798 Pre-IntIntAdv
Idiom Quiz - 8 Common Idioms

Idiom Quiz - 8 Common Idioms

James A Cuddy
» Idiom
  This Powerpoint Presentation will help students get to know eight common idioms and their meaning. An idiom is presented with multiple choice options for its possible meaning. Your stud ...
1 Views 11,799 Pre-IntIntAdvExam
Idiom Activity and Worksheet

Idiom Activity and Worksheet

L.Spence
This activity and worksheet is to be paired with the read aloud Butterflies in my Stomach and other School Hazards. I prepared this for my adult ESL students. Students should read the book as a c ...
1 Views 18,165 All
Music Idioms

Music Idioms

Idiom,
This is a new grammar guide about Music Idioms. There are five pages of idioms and expressions including definitions, example sentences and a few pictures. Either the idiom or the definition is a ...
1 Views 14,246 ElemPre-IntIntAdv
10 Clothes Activities - Matching, Analogies, Idioms and More

10 Clothes Activities - Matching, Analogies, Idioms and More

This is a worksheet about clothes. There are ten activities: blanks exercises, matching exercises (clothes, gloves), analogies, patterns, idioms, put the words in the appropriate box, choose the ...
1 Views 13,459 ElemInt

Sleep Idioms

kristine44
A grammar guide about the topic: Sleep idioms. Four pages of idioms and expressions including definitions, example sentences and a few pictures. Either the idiom or the definition is about sleep. ...
1 Views 8,016 Pre-IntIntAdv
Animal Idioms

Animal Idioms

kristine44
, Idiom
This is my second grammar guide about idioms. It contains 15 pages of idioms and expressions connected with animals. Including definitions, example sentences and a few pictures. British English. ...
1 Views 16,433 All
Management Speak and Corporate Jargon Worksheet

Management Speak and Corporate Jargon Worksheet

A worksheet for anyone who needs (or is interested in) Business English. Some of the expressions can be heard in everyday English too. Many of them originated in American English, but I have used ...
1 Views 18,811 IntAdv
Common British Idioms

Common British Idioms

Many of my students who come to work in the UK find that although their English is pretty advanced, they struggle to cope with native speakers' use of idioms. This worksheet includes a dialogue in ...
1 Views 22,332 IntAdvExam
Home Idioms Shouting Dictation

Home Idioms Shouting Dictation

Tom Leventhall
This is a shouting dictation designed to practice a number of "home" idioms. Students begin with the shouting part of the activity then proceed to a matching-type activity where they match they i ...
1 Views 23,962 Adv
Food Idioms Shouting Dictation

Food Idioms Shouting Dictation

Tom Leventhall
, Idiom
Shouting dictation for food idioms - suitable for a good class pre-int and above. Contains a shouting dictation for the idioms which can then be used as group or paired discussion questions. A g ...
1 Views 18,016 Pre-IntIntAdvExam

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