Hidden Meaning Rebus Puzzles: Sets 4–6

Use visual clues to work out English idioms across three sets of sixteen puzzles. Each set has a matching answer page for discussion and checking.
Grades
Grades 4–8
Pages
6
File type
PDF

Updated Sep 27, 2026

Subject
Vocabulary, Language Development, ELA
Resource types
Worksheets
Ontario expectations
C3.1 — describe literary devices

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Have fun with these brain teasers!
Find the hidden expression found in each square.
Part 2.

In the classroom

Teaching tips & learning objectives

Learning objectives

  • Interpret a visual rebus clue to identify the common English idiom or expression it represents
  • Recognize and recall the meaning of common English idioms and expressions

Teaching tips

  • Optional discussion: after revealing an unfamiliar expression, ask how the layout or picture represents its meaning.

Skills covered

  • Visual inference — interpret the arrangement of words and pictures to identify an expression.

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Ontario curriculum

Ontario curriculum expectations

Ontario expectations

  • C3.1 — describe literary devices , including hyperbole and idioms , in a variety of texts, and explain how they help create meaning and are appropriate for the intended purpose and audience

Core concepts

  • Idioms
  • Figurative language
  • Rebus puzzles
  • English expressions

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