BK-333 Read Between the Lines!™ • © 2006 Super Duper® Publications • 1-800-277-8737 • www.superduperinc.com 92 Directions: The sentences below contain words in italics that have the same word meaning as an idiom. Write the letter of the idiom that has the same meaning beside the sentence. Read each sentence aloud substituting the idiom in place of the words in italics. A. Top dog B. Cry wolf C. Take the bull by the horns D. Snake in the grass E. Raining cats and dogs F. Straight from the horse’s mouth ____ 1. The person who stole my dog is a bad person who cannot be trusted. ____ 2. I heard it from someone who was involved and knows that Peske’s Pets is going out of business. ____ 3. The ringmaster is the most important person at the circus. ____ 4. It’s a very bad idea to give a false alarm when swimming in shark waters. ____ 5. It started raining very hard, so we cancelled our aquarium trip. ____ 6. We need to act boldly and positively and protect the rainforests. Animal Idioms - Matching
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BK-333 Read Between the Lines!™ • © 2006 Super Duper® Publications • 1-800-277-8737 • www.superduperinc.com92
Directions: The sentences below contain words in italics that have the same word meaning as an idiom. Write the letter of the idiom that has the same meaning beside the sentence. Read each sentence aloud substituting the idiom in place of the words in italics.
A.Topdog
B.Crywolf
C.Takethebullbythehorns
D. Snakeinthegrass
E.Rainingcatsanddogs
F.Straightfromthehorse’smouth
_____ 1. The person who stole my dog is a badpersonwhocannotbetrusted.
_____ 2._ I heard it fromsomeonewhowasinvolvedandknows that Peske’s Pets is going out of business.
_____ 3. The ringmaster is the mostimportantperson at the circus.
_____ 4. It’s a very bad idea to giveafalsealarm when swimming in shark waters.
_____ 5. It started rainingveryhard, so we cancelled our aquarium trip.
_____ 6. We need to actboldlyandpositively and protect the rainforests.
Animal Idioms - Matching
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