RIC-20249 Primary Grammar and Word Study Year 6 – Figures of Speech

Proverbs
1. Read the proverbs below.
• Actions speak louder than words.
• Cheats never prosper.
• Necessity is the mother of invention. • All’s well that ends well.
• Every cloud has a silver lining.
• Blood is thicker than water.
2. With a partner discuss what the proverbs mean, then complete the definition.
A proverb is
3. Compare your definition to the one below.
A proverb is a wise, usually short saying that has been used for a long time.
Proverbs usually express a basic truth, an idea or try to teach something.
4. Write the endings for these well-known proverbs.
(a) A stitch in time .
(b) All that glitters .
(c) Beauty is only .
(d) All work and no play makes .
(e) An apple a day .
(f) Empty vessels .
(g) Fingers were made .
(h) You are what .
(i) Two wrongs don’t .
(j) Home is where .
5. What is each proverb trying to teach?
(a) Bad news travels fast.
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(b) Half a loaf is better than none.
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(c) A fool and his money are soon parted.
(d) Don’t judge a book by is cover.
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