Let’s go step by step to match each idiom with its correct meaning.
We’ll take one idiom at a time and think about what it really means in everyday language.
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1. “Don’t add fuel to the fire”
- Think: If there’s already a fire (a bad situation), adding more fuel makes it worse.
- So this means: Don’t make a bad situation even worse.
→ Match with:
“Don’t make a bad situation even worse.”
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2. “A penny saved, is a penny earned”
- This is about saving money — if you save a penny, it’s like you earned it because you didn’t spend it.
→ Match with:
“It’s good to save money, rather than spending it and wasting it.”
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3. “around the clock”
- “Clock” = 24 hours. “Around the clock” means all day and night — nonstop.
→ Match with:
“all of the time; 24 hours”
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4. “a picture is worth a thousand words”
- A single image can explain something better than many sentences.
→ Match with:
“Pictures can give more information than just words”
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5. “it’s all in your head”
- Means something isn’t real — you’re imagining it.
→ Match with:
“something is imagined; not real”
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6. “absence makes the heart grow fonder”
- When you’re away from someone you love, you miss them more — your feelings get stronger.
→ Match with:
“Being away from someone you love makes your love even stronger.”
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Now let’s write down the final matches clearly:
Final Answer:
- Don’t add fuel to the fire → Don’t make a bad situation even worse.
- A penny saved, is a penny earned → It’s good to save money, rather than spending it and wasting it.
- around the clock → all of the time; 24 hours
- a picture is worth a thousand words → Pictures can give more information than just words
- it’s all in your head → something is imagined; not real
- absence makes the heart grow fonder → Being away from someone you love makes your love even stronger.
Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of common idioms worksheet.
