Vocabulary Worksheets

Build your students' knowledge and confidence with idioms!

This worksheet looks at some common expressions themed around water.

Your students will learn:

• keep your head above water
• like a fish out of water
• make your mouth water
• as dull as dishwater
• water under the bridge
• be in hot water

There is a lead-in, gap-fill quiz to get your students guessing the meanings, practice exercises and discussion.

It's a great way to boost your students' vocabulary!

This worksheet looks at some common expressions themed around clothing. Expressions studied include:

• to have deep pockets
• to be as tough as old boots
• keep your shirt on
• to tighten your belt
• to drag your heels
• at the drop of a hat

There are lots of exercises to practice and recycle the idioms, including discussion at the end of the lesson.

This idiom-building worksheet is a great way to help your students sound more natural in their speech. The expressions covered include:

• give (something) a miss
• give (someone) a blank stare
• give someone a hard time
• give something a whirl
• give someone the shivers

There is a lead-in question, followed by gap-fill exercises. Your students need to guess the meaning of the idioms and then rewrite sentences using the new expressions. The worksheet rounds off with discussion questions, so that your students can use (and personalise) the language. This worksheet is written for intermediate levels and above

Help your students to sound more natural in their speech patterns! This worksheet looks at two-word fixed phrases - sometimes called binomials. Examples covered include: * safe and sound * peace and quiet * null and void * nip and tuck * kiss and make up After the lead-in, there is a gap-fill quiz, where your students need to guess the second half of each phrase, along with the meaning. This is followed by additional vocabulary practice and discussion questions. If you're looking for an extra challenge for your class, we have included some cards to cut up with additional phrases for your students to match.

This worksheet looks at six phrasal verb expressions:

• barge in
• squeeze in
• hand in
• butt in
• rake (it) in
• stay in

Students begin by guessing meanings from the context. This is followed by a picture caption quiz and a set of discussion questions using the target language.

This worksheet is a great way to build your students' knowledge of natural language expressions. It's written for intermediate-level students and above.

Build your students' vocabulary and have fun with this worksheet!

The lesson is based around expressions using 'put'.

Your students will study

• put up with something
• put something behind you
• to put it bluntly
• put [an idea] forward
• put you off something

There is a gap-fill exercise, followed by lots of follow-up practice and discussion questions at the end.

This worksheet is written for intermediate-level classes.

How domesticated are your students? This worksheet is themed around a new roommate who doesn't clean up after himself. Your students will learn common expressions / phrasal verbs connected to cleaning. Language covered includes: - clean up - put things away - do household chores - do the dishes - leave [clothes] lying around There is a conversation, pair work and role-play. This worksheet is written for lower-intermediate classes.

Build your intermediate-level students' vocabulary skills with this worksheet!

This idiom-based handout looks at the following expressions:

fall on deaf ears

fall behind

fall on (your) sword

fall to pieces

fall out of favor

There is a gap-fill quiz, practice exercises and discussion.

This worksheet is written for intermediate-level students, but can be adjusted for other levels.