Read and analyze a variety of Shakespearean and contemporary puns using Visual Thesaurus computer software. Middle and high schoolers analyze a pun as a class; in small groups they analyze a Shakespearean pun using contextual clues and...

An online worksheet provides opportunities to assess comprehension of 10 common adages based on anatomy vocabulary. Learners complete a multiple choice quiz (and can check answers with a single click) about the meaning of common...

Kill two birds with one stone with a worksheet that not only gives practice using idioms but also has a technology link as well. Learners answer the 10 multiple choice questions of an online interactive quiz about the meaning of idioms...

Explore the pop art movement and create a sculpture in the pop art style based on a visual pun, or play on words. The scholar's work may use humor, allegory, metaphor, or be in the form of a parody. Visual examples are provided, and some...

Following an exhaustive list of animal idioms, metaphors, and similes (categorized by animal), an online interactive quiz checks reader facility with their use. In each of 20 questions, a sentence has a definition for one expression in...

Second and third graders explore similes and metaphors. They complete six sentences by choosing the correct word to complete the sentence.

In this idioms activity, 7th graders read 8 idioms and their meanings and then respond to 8 fill in the blank and short answer questions regarding the idioms.

In this idioms practice learning exercise, students examine 9 idioms and their meanings. Students then use 6 of the idioms to give advice in 6 scenarios.

In this idioms worksheet, students examine 7 pictures and read the first half of sentences about them. students read the 4 choices of common idioms and select the one that best completes the sentence. Example: Before exams students (burn...