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PROVERBS
Now match the proverbs with their meanings:
….…. Don’t anticipate the future too much.
….…. Don’t invest all your efforts or attention in
just one thing.
…….. Don’t judge people/things by their outward
appearance.
…….. What a person actually does is more
important that what they say they will do.
…….. Appearances can be deceptive.
…….. It's better to do something, even if it's late,
than not do it at all.
…….. What is suggested sounds easy but it is
more difficult to actually do it.
…….. Don't express regret for something that has
happened and cannot be remedied.
….…. Don't rush into doing something until you
know how to do it.
….…. A person in love does not see the faults of
the person he/she loves.
….…. A son's character can be expected to
resemble his father's.
….…. The need for something forces people to find
a way of obtaining it.
…….. Don't postpone something you can do now.
…….. Doing something repeatedly is the only way
to become good at it.
….…. Time is valuable and should not be wasted.
…….. A person with determination will find a way
of doing something.
…….. Rumors are usually based on some degree
of truth.
A. Actions speak louder than words.
B. All that glitters is not gold.
C. Better late than never.
D. Don't count your chickens before they're
hatched.
E. Don’t put all your eggs in one basket.
F. Easier said than done.
G. It's no use crying over spilt milk.
H. Learn to walk before you run.
I. Love is blind.
J. Like father, like son.
K. Necessity is the mother of invention.
L. Never judge a book by its cover.
M. Never put off till tomorrow what can be done
today.
N. Practice makes perfect.
O. Time is money.
P. Where there's a will, there's a way.
Q. Where there’s smoke, there’s fire.
PROVERBS- WITH ANSWERS
Now match the proverbs with their meanings:
P…. A person with determination will find a way
of doing something.
F …. What is suggested sounds easy but it is
more difficult to actually do it.
M…. Don't postpone something you can do now.
C…. It's better to do something, even if it's late,
than not do it at all.
L…. Don’t judge people/things by their outward
appearance.
A…. What a person actually does is more
important that what they say they will do.
B…. Appearances can be deceptive.
G…. Don't express regret for something that has
happened and cannot be remedied.
H…. Don't rush into doing something until you
know how to do it.
D…. Don’t anticipate the future too much.
N…. Doing something repeatedly is the only way
to become good at it.
I…. A person in love does not see the faults of
the person he/she loves.
Q…. Rumors are usually based on some degree of
truth.
E…. Don’t invest all your efforts or attention in
just one thing.
J…. A son's character can be expected to
resemble his father's.
K…. The need for something forces people to find
a way of obtaining it.
O…. Time is valuable and should not be wasted.
A. Actions speak louder than words.
B. All that glitters is not gold.
C. Better late than never.
D. Don't count your chickens before they're
hatched.
E. Don’t put all your eggs in one basket.
F. Easier said than done.
G. It's no use crying over spilt milk.
H. Learn to walk before you run.
I. Love is blind.
J. Like father, like son.
K. Necessity is the mother of invention.
L. Never judge a book by its cover.
M. Never put off till tomorrow what can be done
today.
N. Practice makes perfect.
O. Time is money.
P. Where there's a will, there's a way.
Q. Where there’s smoke, there’s fire.
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