Everyday Expressions: Idioms & Phrasal Verbs for Class 7

 

This Grade 7 worksheet helps students understand and use common idioms and phrasal verbs in everyday English. By practicing expressions like *break the ice*, *give up*, *call off*, and *spill the beans*, learners develop stronger comprehension and communication skills. The worksheet combines both concepts to help students recognize meanings beyond literal words and apply them correctly in context. 

 

Why Idioms & Phrasal Verbs Matter in Vocabulary? 

Idioms and phrasal verbs are essential for natural communication. For Grade 7 learners, this topic is important because: 
1. They help students understand non-literal meanings. 
2. They improve fluency in spoken and written English. 
3. They strengthen contextual understanding. 
4. They make language more expressive and engaging. 

 

What’s Inside This Worksheet? 

This worksheet includes five engaging activities to build mastery of idioms and phrasal verbs:

🧠 Exercise 1 – True or False 
Students identify whether meanings of idioms and phrasal verbs are correct.

📋 Exercise 2 – Sort the Words 
Students classify expressions into idioms and phrasal verbs.

✏️ Exercise 3 – Fill in the Blanks 
Students choose correct expressions to complete sentences.

🧠 Exercise 4 – Multiple Choice Questions 
Students select correct idioms or phrasal verbs based on context.

📝 Exercise 5 – Sentence Rewriting 
Students rewrite sentences by explaining meanings of idioms and phrasal verbs.

This worksheet helps your child understand real-life expressions, improve comprehension, and use English more naturally and confidently.

 

✅ Answer Key (For Parents & Educators)

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

Exercise 2 – Sort the Words 

Idioms: 
1. break the ice 
2. spill the beans 
3. once in a blue moon 
4. hit the books 
5. under the weather 
6. a piece of cake 
7. cost an arm and a leg 

Phrasal Verbs: 
1. give up 
2. look after 
3. turn down 
4. call off 
5. run into 
6. put off 
7. back out 
8. carry on 

Exercise 3 – Fill in the Blanks 
1. give up 
2. call off 
3. under the weather 
4. piece of cake 
5. ran into 
6. look after 
7. put off 
8. take up 
9. under the weather 
10. spill the beans 

Exercise 4 – Multiple Choice Questions 
1. b) take up 
2. a) call off 
3. b) piece of cake 
4. d) ran into 
5. a) turn off 
6. c) give up 
7. d) under the weather 
8. c) put off 
9. d) an arm and a leg 
10. d) spill the beans 

Exercise 5 – Sentence Rewriting 
1. The test was very easy. 
2. Please start the conversation before the meeting. 
3. He stopped smoking last month. 
4. We canceled the picnic due to rain. 
5. I met my teacher by chance at the shop. 
6. She is feeling sick today. 
7. Postpone the trip till next week. 
8. This homework is very easy. 
9. Please take care of your baby brother. 
10. Do not reveal the secret to anyone. 

Help your child master real-life English expressions and communicate more naturally with structured idiom and phrasal verb practice today. 
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