Proverbs are often used in jokes, advertisements or everyday conversation.

Match the beginning with the correct endings. Then make a short presentation based on it or make a story
that can explain the proverb.

1 First come, A its spots.

2 All’s well B is a friend indeed.
3 Make hay C be bygones.
4 Let bygones D that ends well.
5 He who hesitates E than never.
6 One good turn F is lost.
7 Love is G first served.
8 Speech is silver H be choosers.
9 Better late I than one.
10 A leopard cannot change J in love and war.
11 Two heads are better K deserves another.
12 Beggars can’t L blind.
13 All that glitters M silence is gold.
14 All is fair N while the sun shines.
15 A friend in need O is not gold.

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Key

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G D N C F K L M E A I H O J B