Learning Library
Popular
Subjects
Trending
Content types
Adult-led
Independent
Who we are
About our platform
Premium platform
Guidance
Inspiration
Skills & Standards
Try Premium
premium

Notifications

Entire library
Worksheets
Fourth Grade
Reading & writing
What Is an Idiom?

Worksheet

What Is an Idiom?

(8 ratings)

Get your head out of the clouds and pay attention! Learn what an idiom is, and do some fun coloring with this informative worksheet. English grammar can be tough, so help your fourth grader get in gear for grammar practice.

Got grammar? Follow the link for more grammar worksheets.

Download free worksheet
Add to collection
Grade
Third GradeFourth Grade
Subject
Reading & Writing
Standards
L.3.3.a, L.4.3.a
Standards
English Language Arts and Reading
Standards
English
Standards
English Language Arts
Standards
English Language Arts

No standards associated with this content.

No standards associated with this content.

No standards associated with this content.

No standards associated with this content.

No standards associated with this content.

Standards
English
Standards
English

Which set of standards are you looking for?

Guided Lesson: Word Meaning 1

Guided Lessons are a sequence of interactive digital games, worksheets, and other activities that guide learners through different concepts and skills. They keep track of your progress and help you study smarter, step by step.
Guided Lessons are digital games and exercises that keep track of your progress and help you study smarter, step by step.
This year, third graders will be taking their vocabulary to new heights and exploring such concepts as metaphor, simile, hyperbole, and personification. This guided lesson in vocabulary and figurative language offers clear and practical definitions of new words and expressions, along with plenty of practice opportunities. Understanding vocabulary and figurative language deepens reading comprehension skills and enriches the writing process.
This year, third graders will be taking their vocabulary to new heights and exploring such concepts as metaphor, simile, hyperbole, and personification.
This lesson includes printable activities:
Exercise: Synonyms and Antonyms 1
Exercise: Homophones and Homographs 1
Exercise: Meaning of Compound Words 1
Exercise: Abbreviations 1
Exercise: Determining Meaning Using Context Clues 1
Exercise: Reference Materials for Word Meaning 1
Game: Sorting Metaphors Game
Exercise: Metaphors 1
Game: Sorting Similes Game
Exercise: Similes 1

Related learning resources

Figurative Language Practice
Worksheet
Figurative Language Practice
Help demystify figurative language for your third grader with this worksheet that challenges him to explain what the figurative descriptions in bold mean.
3rd grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Pick a Pronoun
Worksheet
Pick a Pronoun
Give your students extra practice using pronouns in context with this grammar exercise.
3rd grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Get Ready for Fourth Grade
Workbook
Get Ready for Fourth Grade
This summer-themed workbook prepares students to enter the fourth grade with the skills they’ll need, and includes practice with the core subjects of word study, math, reading and writing.
4th grade
Math
Workbook
Its or It's?
Worksheet
Its or It's?
"Its" or "it's"? If your child is not sure, help her practice with the sentences on this third grade writing worksheet.
3rd grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Prefix Practice: Make a New Word
Worksheet
Prefix Practice: Make a New Word
Get some prefix practice with this worksheet that focuses on making new words with common prefixes: dis-, re-, and un-.
3rd grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Learning Prefixes
Worksheet
Learning Prefixes
Help your third grader wrap her head around prefixes with this worksheet that asks her to attach the right prefix to a set of root words.
3rd grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Let's Spell: Tricky Word Challenge
Worksheet
Let's Spell: Tricky Word Challenge
This vocabulary exercise will help your child recall how to spell some tricky, high-frequency words!
4th grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Similes: Easy as Pie
Worksheet
Similes: Easy as Pie
If someone loses their glasses, are they as blind as a bee or a bat? This fill-in-the-blank worksheet introduces your child to popular similes.
3rd grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Reading Comprehension
Workbook
Reading Comprehension
These articles, short stories, fairy tales and fables teach kids about a wide range of subjects so your child can learn more about history and science while improving literacy and vocabulary skills.
4th grade
Reading & Writing
Workbook
Building Sentences
Worksheet
Building Sentences
Students will review what it takes to make a complete sentence: a subject and a predicate.
4th grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Compare the Fairy Tales
Worksheet
Compare the Fairy Tales
Many folk tales share similarities, but are also very different. Can you find the similarities and differences between these two stories?
4th grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Idioms: Tell Us What You Think!
Worksheet
Idioms: Tell Us What You Think!
Students will write what they think each idiom on this worksheet means.
3rd grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Loading...

Forgot Password

We'll send you a link to a secure page where you can easily create your new password

Has your email changed? If you no longer have access to the e-mail address associated with your account, contact Customer Service for help restoring access to your account.

Set/Reset Password

How likely are you to recommend Education.com to your friends and colleagues?

Not at all likely
Extremely likely

What could we do to improve Education.com?

Please note: Use the Contact Us link at the bottom of our website for account-specific questions or issues.

What would make you love Education.com?

What is your favorite part about Education.com?