Class 6 English Worksheet on Idioms and Proverbs
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Class 6 English Worksheet on Idioms and Proverbs
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Say It Smart: Idioms & Proverbs in Sentences for Class 6
This Class 6 worksheet helps students understand, identify, and apply idioms and proverbs correctly in sentences. Through engaging activities, learners explore how figurative expressions add richness and clarity to everyday communication. Students begin by identifying idioms, then match them to meanings, and finally practise rewriting sentences using the correct idiomatic expressions. A short passage further strengthens learning by allowing children to insert idioms and proverbs meaningfully into context.
Why Idioms & Proverbs Matter in Grammar?
Idioms and proverbs offer valuable insights into expressive language. For Grade 6 learners, this topic is important because:
1. It builds understanding of figurative meanings beyond literal words.
2. It strengthens the ability to interpret and rewrite sentences creatively.
3. It expands vocabulary with real-life expressions used in speech and writing.
4. It improves clarity and impact in communication.
What’s Inside This Worksheet?
🧠 Exercise 1 – Identify the Idiom
Students underline idioms used in simple, everyday sentences.
✏️ Exercise 2 – Match Idioms to Their Meanings (MCQ)
Learners select the correct meaning of each idiom from three options.
✍️ Exercise 3 – Rewrite Using an Idiom or Proverb
Students convert given sentences using appropriate idiomatic expressions.
📚 Exercise 4 – Passage-Based Fill in the Blanks
A short story where students must choose correct idioms and proverbs to complete the meaning.
📝 Exercise 5 – Paragraph Writing
Learners write a paragraph on the importance of reducing, reusing and recycling using idioms and proverbs.
✅ Answer Key (For Parents & Educators)
Exercise 1 – Underline the Idioms
1. early bird catches the worm
2. heart of gold
3. burning the candle at both ends
4. black sheep of the family
5. let the cat out of the bag
6. spilled the beans
7. ball is in your court
8. piece of cake
9. crying over spilt milk
10. come to light
Exercise 2 – Choose the Correct Option
1. Someone who arrives early gets the advantage.
2. He accidentally gave away a secret.
3. She is very kind.
4. He accidentally revealed a secret.
5. Don’t regret what’s already happened.
6. It’s your turn to make a decision.
7. It’s very easy.
8. He’s working too hard.
9. Secrets will eventually be revealed.
10. He is the odd one out.
Exercise 3 – Rewrite Using Idioms/Proverbs
1. Kabir worked hard but gave up early, forgetting that "the early bird catches the worm".
2. We planned too late for the trip, and we realised that "we had missed the bus".
3. Tara read all night for her test because she was "burning the candle at both ends".
4. Anaya shared a secret accidentally when she "let the cat out of the bag".
5. Varun started work early, proving that he "made hay while the sun shone".
6. Sneha helped her friends patiently, showing that "a friend in need is a friend indeed".
7. Neel rarely visits his cousins, so they call him "the black sheep of the family".
8. The coach encouraged the players by reminding them that "practice makes perfect".
9. The children wasted time chatting, forgetting that "time and tide wait for none".
10. The group stayed calm in trouble because they knew how to "keep a cool head".
Exercise 4 – Fill in the Blanks
a stitch in time, burned the midnight oil, has a silver lining, keep your spirits, makes perfect, while the sun, success
Exercise 5 – Sample Paragraph
Reducing, reusing, and recycling teach us to care for the Earth because "waste not, want not" reminds us that careful use today saves resources for tomorrow. When each person makes small eco-friendly choices, "many drops make an ocean", and the impact becomes powerful. Fixing, sharing, or reusing items proves that "old is gold", as value often lies in what we already have. Acting early to protect nature shows that "a stitch in time saves nine", preventing bigger environmental problems later. After all, "every little helps" when it comes to building a cleaner, greener future.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Idioms are expressions whose meanings differ from the literal words, helping learners sound fluent and natural.
By connecting proverbs to real-life situations and using them in short sentences during practice.
They teach figurative language, enrich vocabulary, and improve comprehension through cultural context.
