Idioms 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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This is a list of idioms related to weather. You can use this worksheet to introduce them to your students or let them guess what the idioms mean and then discuss their ideas in a class. Both the ...
The worksheet is about “Idiomatic Pairs of Words” such as: pros and cons, sick and tired, grin and bear it, take it or leave it, slowly but surely ,.. etc
There is an introductory exp ...
In this worksheet you will find two exercises on idioms with food vocabulary. It´s a good idea (and a funny one) for teaching some of the common expressions of the English language in a teen ...
A very useful and interesting worksheet with the song "Someone like you". With this song you can work before listening with some questions about love, about the singer and so on. While listening t ...
This worksheet allows students to practice their listening skill while they unwind and have fun. Students have to complete the gaps with words from the box provided. It can be used with pre-interm ...
An idioms matching exercise for advanced students. A good idea would be to show them just the idioms and have them think of a meaning for each one. After that they could match with the meanings. Y ...
Lower level ESL students. Studentd should listen to the song first, then have a free chat about some difficult words. Finally they can work in groups to find some of the idioms in the song.
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This song can be used as an icebreaker with advanced levels so that students can discuss what the author of the song may be trying to express with it. A good idea can be to ask students if they ev ...
This worksheet contains some American idioms that can be used for students in their conversation and their writing. It is for personal enrichment of vocabulary where the students have to match the ...
Match-up worksheet with key - dog idioms. If your students are interested in idioms (and are dog people;) ) this worksheet can be a good idea ;). A very nice exercise for pre-intermediate or int ...
Quick reference guide to help beginners use English to help themselves. This is to educate students to use command sentences/words to avoid translations. Includes: How do you say....? Can you repe ...
A legendary song by The Queen, which was requested by my students - proves to be still interesting to the teenagers. presented as a gap filling exercise. Abundant in adjectives, Future Simple form ...
It's a multiple choice activity useful once students are familiar with different words expressing feelings (uncomfortable, indifferent etc). It contains 8 idiomatic expressions like 'getting cold ...
This is a sentence completion sheet for idioms with body parts. Students have to choose the right body part for each expression. It can be used after learning or revising body parts vocabulary. M ...
This song worksheet is aimed at (pre-)intermediate students. The first activity (matching) contains several useful and common idiomatic expressions that students at this level should know. In the ...
Three exercises on Adele's song "Rolling in the Deep," which deals with the feelings of a woman after her relationship ends: pain and anger at her lover's betrayal and the desire for revenge. - T ...
It is a matching activity. There are explanations of animal idioms which need to be placed next to their corresponding idiom. It is a group activity that can be turned into a contest. It is sui ...
The first task is to match up the idioms on the left with the definitions on the right. This can either be done by just giving the students the worksheet or by enlarging it and cutting it up for a ...
This worksheet concentrates on weather idioms. You can use it as a test or an exercise. As an additional exercise students may write a story using the idioms or provide an explanation for the idio ...
A comprehensive list of popular idioms used in the business fields. Great for expanding you vocabulary and bringing it to a higher level, especially for business related professionals that want to ...
This worksheet brings an exercise for the song "Hand in My Pocket" by Alanis Morisette. This is for beginners. First they should read the expressions in boldface and match with the pictures. Then ...
It’s the first time I try to send a grammar test to share with other teachers all over the world. Who can use it? Well, I think it’s useful for elementary level students. Why? For trai ...
This worksheet will help your students revise body idioms. You can use this worksheet for intermediate or upper-intermediate students. Only up-to-date idioms included. Contains two exercises witho ...
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Idioms 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.
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