Na m e : ___ Date: _
Directions: Read each sentence. Write the letter of the phrase or word that is the meaning of
the underlined words. Use clues from the other words in the sentences to help you.Word to the wise—idioms are words or phrases that
mean something different from the individual words.
They may make you smile. They may seem easy...but
they are not a piece of cake.a. easy b. depressed c. quit
d. a long time e. is bothersome, annoying f. tired, worn out
g. very hard h. change your mind i. anger
j. go to bed k. look like l. disciplined- I am so tired that I think I’ll just hit the sack.
- Twila yelled at her sister, and that caused hard feelingsbetween them.
- Let’s call it a daybecause we’ve worked long enough.
- Wills got called on the carpetfor using Dad’s power tools without permission.
- Aunt Ruth said I am the spitting imageof my grandpa.
- My older brother plays loud music, and it drives me up a wall.
- Wow, a big storm blew in, and it’s raining cats and dogs!
- When Stewart’s pet turtle died, he was down in the dumpsfor a week.
- Learning how to tie shoes took forever and was not a piece of cake.
- We haven’t seen our cousins in Ohio for ages.
- Mom got pretty run down, and then she got the flu.
- Manny is late for the track meet, so I hope he didn’t chicken out.