Idioms are like word puzzles. SET 3

by Paperless SLP

Price: 100 points or $1 USD

Subjects: ela,games,speech,expressiveLanguage,pragmatics,receptiveLanguage,elaLanguage

Grades: 4,5,6,7,8

Description: Idioms are like word puzzles where words come together to create a different meaning than what's literally said. So, understanding idioms is like solving a word puzzle, where the words combine to create a different meaning from their literal interpretation. So, let's put the pieces together to figure out the puzzle. The following are 22 cards, each containing an underlined idiom and accompanied by a group of 4 answer choices. a hot potato, a bed of roses, when pigs fly, miss the boat, zip your lip, get one’s feet wet, sick as a dog, call the shots, bigger fish to fry, safe and sound, x marks the spot, extend the olive branch, poke the bear, beauty is only skin deep, blow off steam, a shot in the dark, throw in the towel, diamond in the rough, barrel of monkeys, copycat, lend a hand jack of all trades, keep your eyes peeled