Idioms, Proverbs & Adages

1. Idioms, Proverbs & Adages idioms & proverbs

2. Idiomห • An idiom is a group of words which have a different meaning when used together from the one they would have if you took the meaning of each word individually. • Popular expressions that don’t always mean what one would expect. idioms & proverbs

3. Proverbs & Adages • A proverb or adage is a short sentence that people often quote, which gives advice or tells you something about life. • Popular expressions that give advice or wisdom. idioms & proverbs

4. Idioms • A piece of cake: very easy to do • I can fix your car in ten minutes. It’s a piece of cake! • Spill the beans: to tell a secret • Pierre spilled the beans and told me about the surprise party. • Put one’s foot in one’s mouth: to say something embarrassing • Think before you speak so you don’t put your foot in your mouth. • Green with envy: very jealous • When I won the prize, all my friends were green with envy. idioms & proverbs

5. Proverbs & Adages 1. Actions speak louder than words: • What a person actually does is more important than what they say they will do. 2. Beauty is only skin deep: • A person’s character is more important than their appearance. 3. Better late than never: • It is better to do something, even if it’s late, than to not do it at all. idioms & proverbs

6. Practice • Please identify whether each phrase is an idiom or an adage/proverb. • It’s raining cats and dogs • Absence makes the heart grow fonder. • Good things come to those who wait. • You have a green thumb • It’s better to be smarter than you appear, than to appear smarter than you are. idioms & proverbs

7. You’re turn • Look up an idiom and a proverb/adage and write it in your vocabulary section. • Explain what each phrase means and use it in a sentence. • http://www.idiomsbykids.com/idiomsall.htm • http://www.syvum.com/proverbs/kids.html idioms & proverbs