ENG/P/5: PROVERBS

The sentences in group A are the beginning of ten proverbs. Give each beginning in group A it’s correct ending in group B.

    A                                                                                                           B

1. Prevention is                                                              without pain
2. Out of frying pan                                                       is no robbery
3. Better be alone                                                           according to your cloth
4. A rolling stone                                                             better than cure.
5. Exchange                                                                     and spoil the child.
6. Spare the rod                                                              into fire
7. One good turn                                                           the mice will play.
8. When the cat is away                                               gathers no moss
9. No gains                                                                    than ill company
10. cut your coat                                                            deserves another

Complete the following proverbs

1. ………………………………………..saves nine.
2. Empty tins……………………………………………………
3. …………………………………………………..is enough.
4. ……………………………………..makes perfect.
5. All is well………………………………………………………………..
6. ………………………………………………seldom bite.
7. A fool and his money……………………………………………………
8. …………………………………………………………..is the mother of invention.
9. Actions……………………………………………………………………..
10. ………………………………………..is better than riches.

Find a suitable proverb to summarise each of the stories below.

1. When Mary joined our school last term, she was very poor at spoken English. Although many pupils laughed at her mistakes, she kept on trying over and over again. After one year, she is now the best English speaker at school.

Proverb: ………………………………………………………………………………………………

1. Mugisha started collecting used clothes give to the poor. He thought he would not get a big collection. He collected a few clothes each month but after to years, he now has a big collection of used clothes.

Proverbs: …………………………………………………………………………….

1. Obonyo used to steal our books and pens from our bags. When our class teacher talked to him about the evils of being a thief, he stopped the bad habit.

Proverbs: ………………………………………………………………………………………..

1. Most of the girls in our class said that Birungi didn’t know how to play netball. But Birungi said that she would not argue with them. “Let us go to the netball pitch and play, then you will see whether I know netball or not” said Birungi. At the end of the match, Birungi was selected as the best netball in the school.

Proverb: ………………………………………………………………………………………….