1. Idioms, Proverbs & Adages
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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.
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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.
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4. Idioms
1. A piece of cake: very easy to do
 I can fix your car in ten minutes. It’s a piece of cake!
1. Spill the beans: to tell a secret
 Pierre spilled the beans and told me about the
surprise party.
1. 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.
1. Green with envy: very jealous
 When I won the prize, all my friends were green
with envy.
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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.
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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.
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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
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