Comparatives and Superlatives With Proverbs [PDF]

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Comparatives and Superlative with Proverbs Read the proverbs and put the words in brackets into corrects forms: comparative or superlative 1. Absence makes the heart grow …………………….(fond) 2. Actions speak …………………(loud) than words, but words of action speak proudly 3. A good friend is someone who will bail you out of jail, but your ………………(good) friend is the one sitting next to you saying "Man, that was fun!" 4. ……………………..(good) late than never. 5. ……………………...(long) mile is the last mile home 6. He who laughs last laughs …………………….(loud) 7. Imitation is ……………………………….. (sincere) form of flattery 8. ………………….(good) safe than sorry 9. It is ……………………….(easy) said than done 10. Night’s …………………..(dark) hour is always before the dawn. 11. ………………….(fast) way to make money is to stop losing it 12. The grass is always ………………………..(green) on the other side 13. The pen is …………………………..(mighty) than the sword 14. Blood is …………………………..(thick) than water 15. A blow with a word strikes ……………………..(deep) than a blow with a sword 16. A chain is no ……………………(strong) than its ………………………(weak) link 17. A drop of knowledge is …………………….(great) than an ocean of strength 18. Even ………………. (good) perfumes of the world lose their fragrance when you are not around me 19. Fifty percent of something is…………….(good) than one hundred percent of nothing 20. Laughter is ………………………(short) distance between two people 21. A dull pencil is………………………….. (great) than the sharpest memory 22. ……………………….. (costly) expenditure is time 23. ………………………..(great) glory is not in never falling but in rising every time we fall

Choose any three proverbs from the list and find equivalents to them in your native language. 1. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 2. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 3. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… In your opinion, what three proverbs in the list above are the wisest? Choose one of them and write a mini composition, describing how you understand its meaning.

Key to the proverbs:

1. Absence makes the heart grow fonder 2. Actions speak louder than words, but words of action speak proudly 3. A good friend is someone who will bail you out of jail, but your best friend is the one sitting next to you saying "Man, that was fun!" 4. Better late than never. 5. The longest mile is the last mile home 6. He who laughs last laughs the loudest 7. Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery 8. Better safe than sorry 9. It is easier said than done 10. Night’s darkest hour is always before the dawn. 11. The fastest way to make money is to stop losing it 12. The grass is always greener on the other side 13. The pen is mightier than the sword 14. Blood is thicker than water 15. A blow with a word strikes deeper than a blow with a sword 16. A chain is no stronger than its weakest link 17. A drop of knowledge is greater than an ocean of strength 18. Even the best perfumes of the world lose their fragrance when you are not around me 19. Fifty percent of something is better than one hundred percent of nothing 20. Laughter is the shortest distance between two people 21. A dull pencil is greater than the sharpest memory 22. The costliest expenditure is time 23. The greatest glory is not in never falling but in rising every time we fall