Common Core: 5th Grade English Language Arts › Recognize and Explain the Meaning of Common Idioms, Adages, and Proverbs: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.5.5.B
The phrase “the early bird catches the worm” is an example of a __________.
Select the best meaning for the proverb "All that glitters is not gold".
It's raining cats and dogs outside.
As used in the sentence above, what does the underlined phrase mean?
I'm feeling under the weather today.
As used in the sentence above, what does the underlined phrase mean?
The new player is a diamond in the rough. We had no idea he was going to be this good!
As used in the sentence above, what does the underlined phrase mean?
Let’s turn the tables on this game and put in all of our best players.
As used in the sentence above, what does the underlined phrase mean?
The phrase “'Tis better to have loved and lost, than never to have loved at all” is an example of a __________.
The phrase “well done is better than well said” is an example of a _________.
The phrase “a penny saved is a penny earned” is an example of a(n) __________.
Hannah's dad had to pull strings to get her onto the team.
As used in the sentence above, what does the underlined phrase mean?