Vocabulary - Idioms (Meaning in Context) for Grade 7 

This Grade 7 worksheet is designed to enhance students' understanding and usage of idioms in context. Idioms are figurative expressions that add depth and color to writing and speaking. By practicing their meaning and correct usage, students will be able to convey their ideas more effectively.

The activities in this worksheet, including true/false statements, idiom sorting, multiple-choice questions, and sentence rewriting, will help students understand idioms' meanings and use them in the right context.

By completing this worksheet, learners will:

- Understand the meaning of various idioms in context.
- Improve their ability to use idioms effectively in writing and speech.
- Practice integrating idioms into everyday communication for greater impact.

Answer Key (For Parents & Educators)

Exercise 1 – True/False 
1. True 
2. False 
3. True 
4. False 
5. False 
6. True 
7. False 
8. True 
9. False 
10. False 

Exercise 2 – Sort the idioms into their meanings 
Meaning: 
- Endure a painful situation:Bite the bullet 
- Easy: Piece of cake
- Go to sleep: Hit the sack 
- Reveal a secret: Spill the beans
- Work late into the night:Burn the midnight oil 
- Start a conversation: Break the ice 
- Deceive someone: Pull someone's leg 
- Feeling sick:Under the weather
- Good luck: Break a leg
- Tell a secret accidentally: Let the cat out of the bag 

Exercise 3 – Match the idioms with their correct meaning 
1. Spill the beans: Reveal a secret 
2. Break a leg: Good luck 
3. Hit the sack: Go to sleep 
4. Piece of cake: Easy
5. Bite the bullet: Endure a painful situation 
6. Under the weather: Feeling sick
7. Pull someone's leg: Deceive someone 
8. Hit the books: Study hard 
9. Kick the bucket: Die 
10. Break the ice:Start a conversation 

Exercise 4 – Choose the correct option to complete the sentence 
1. b) Reveal a secret 
2. a) Good luck 
3. a) Easy 
4. b) Feeling sick 
5. c) Die 

Exercise 5 – Rewrite each sentence using idioms 
1. She revealed the secret during the meeting. → She spilled the beans during the meeting. 
2. He went to sleep after a long day of work. → He hit the sack after a long day of work. 
3. She was feeling sick and couldn't attend class. → She was under the weather and couldn't attend class. 
4. They studied hard for the upcoming exam. → They hit the books for the upcoming exam.
5. He made it through the difficult situation. → He bit the bullet and made it through the difficult situation. 
6. She told me something unbelievable. → She let the cat out of the bag.
7. He was very lucky during the competition. → He broke a leg during the competition. 
8. He made a joke at my expense. → He pulled my leg.
9. We had a great conversation at the party. → We broke the ice at the party.
10. She had an easy task to complete. → She had a piece of cake to complete.

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