Build KS2 children’s understanding of figurative language with this idioms and phrases worksheet for Year 4 and Year 5.
The page opens with a definition explaining that an idiom is a phrase not meant to be taken literally, then asks children to draw a picture showing the literal meaning of four common idioms: raining cats and dogs, put yourself in someone else’s shoes, break your word and made of money, writing what each phrase really means underneath. A second task asks children to explain in their own words what five further idioms really mean, including Put a sock in it, Set the ball rolling, Nest egg, No room to swing a cat and You’ve got your wires crossed.
Useful for vocabulary lessons, comprehension preparation or homework that lifts written language out of the literal. More grammar work sits in the grammar worksheets for KS2 ages 7 to 9. Printable PDF, A4, downloads instantly after purchase.
