This worksheet contains a series of rebus puzzles. A rebus puzzle uses pictures, letters, and word placement to represent a common phrase or idiom. Here is the step-by-step breakdown for each puzzle to find the answer:
Row 1:
1.
"A Rest You're": The word "Rest" sounds like "Arrest." The phrase is "You're Under Arrest."
2.
S I T (vertical): The letters S-I-T are stacked on top of each other, telling you to "Sit Down."
3.
Chair (High up): The word "Chair" is written higher than the line, indicating a "High Chair."
Row 2:
4.
Sand (inside a box drawing): The word "Sand" is inside a square, representing a "Sand Box."
5.
Mind over Matter: The word "Mind" is physically placed above the word "Matter," creating the phrase "Mind Over Matter."
6.
Hea rt (with a crack): The word "Heart" is split apart with a jagged line, symbolizing a "Broken Heart."
Row 3:
7.
R|E|A|D|I|N|G: Vertical lines separate the letters in "Reading," suggesting you are "Reading Between the Lines."
8.
I'M on top of a globe: The text "I'M" is sitting on top of the Earth, meaning "I'm on top of the world."
9.
cycle cycle cycle: There are three instances of the word "cycle." Three cycles make a "Tricycle."
Row 4:
10.
Ring around the rosey: The word "rosey" is surrounded by a circle of the word "Ring," illustrating the nursery rhyme "Ring around the Rosy."
11.
lang4uage: The number 4 replaces the letter 'u' (which sounds like 'you') in the word language. Since it's not the usual spelling, it represents a "Foreign Language."
12.
DANCE in a square: The word "DANCE" is repeated to form the shape of a square, leading to the answer "Square Dance."
Row 5:
13.
TEMPERATURE (slanted upwards): The word is written on an upward slope, indicating a "Rising Temperature."
14.
COLD O M I N G (vertical): If you read the vertical letters downward, they spell "COMING." Combined with the word "COLD," the phrase is "Coming down with a cold."
15.
BUSINE...: The word "Business" is cut off before it is finished, representing "Unfinished Business."
Final Answer:
1. You're Under Arrest
2. Sit Down
3. High Chair
4. Sand Box
5. Mind Over Matter
6. Broken Heart
7. Reading Between the Lines
8. I'm on top of the world
9. Tricycle
10. Ring around the Rosey
11. Foreign Language
12. Square Dance
13. Rising Temperature
14. Coming down with a cold
15. Unfinished Business
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