SIMILES
1 As bitter as death 24 As busy as a bee
2 As bold as brass 25 As slippery as ice
3 As good as gold 26 As white as snow
4 As dead as mutton 27 As sound as a bell
5 As cold as ice 28 As light as a feather
6 As hot as fire 29 As proud as a peacock
7 As true as steel 30 As gentle as a dove
8 As tight as wax 31 As ugly as sin
9 As soft as butter 32 As mischievous as a
monkey
10 As slippery as an eel 33 As hungry as a hunter
11 As sharp as a razor 34 As green as grass
12 As blind as a bat 35 As silent as grave
13 As heavy as lead 36 As wise as an owl
14 As cunning as a fox 37 As hard as a stone
15 As swift as an eagle 38 As dry as dust
16 As brave as a lion 39 As old as the hills
17 As cool as cucumber 40 As deaf as a post
18 As dead as a door nail 41 As sober as a judge
19 As quick as lightning 42 As happy as a king
20 As clear as crystal 43 As stubborn as a mule
21 As red as rose 44 As quick as thought
22 As firm as a rock
VERBS
1 To roar like a lion 13 To sleep like a top
2 To drink like a fish 14 To stick like glue
3 To stick like a leech 15 To shut like a trap
4 To tremble like a 16 To eat like a wolf
leaf
5 To cry like a baby 17 To sing like a lark
6 To fit like a glove 18 To hold tight like a
bull-dog
7 To swim like a fish 19 To go like a clock
work
8 To run like a deer 20 To float like a cork
9 To die like flies 21 To fight like a
demon
10 To drop like a stone 22 To fade like a
dream
11 To eat like a pig 23 To go like a flash
12 To sleep like a log
HOW TO FORM THE
COMPARATIVE AND THE
SUPERLATIVE
POSITIVE COMPARATIVE SUPERLATIVE
BIG BIGGER BIGGEST
CLEAN CLEANER CLEANEST
CLEVER CLEVERER CLEVEREST
COLD COLDER COLDEST
DARK DARKER DARKEST
DEEP DEEPER DEEPEST
DRY DRIER DRIEST
EASY EASIER EASIEST
FAST FASTER FASTEST
FAT FATTER FATTEST
GREAT GREATER GREATEST
HAPPY HAPPIER HAPPIEST
HARD HARDER HARDEST
HIGH HIGHER HIGHEST
HOT HOTTER HOTTEST
KIND KINDER KINDEST
LARGE LARGER LARGEST
LONG LONGER LONGEST
NEAR NEARER NEAREST
NEW NEWER NEWEST
OLD OLDER OLDEST
POOR POORER POOREST
QUICK QUICKER QUICKEST
RICH RICHER RICHEST
SAD SADDER SADDEST
SHORT SHORTER SHORTEST
SLOW SLOWER SLOWEST
SMALL SMALLER SMALLEST
SOFT SOFTER SOFTEST
STRONG STRONGER STRONGEST
SWEET SWEETER SWEETEST
TALL TALLER TALLEST
THIN THINNER THINNEST
WARM WARMER WARMEST
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PROVERS
A PROVERB IS A SHORT, WELL-KNOWN STATEMENT THAT GIVES ADVICES OR
STATES SOMETHING THAT IS GENERALLY TRUE
PROVERB MEANING
A friend in need is a friend A friend who is always there
indeed for us whenever we need
A stitch in time save nine Something which we do now
may save us a lot of work and
trouble
Honesty is the best policy In whatever we do, it is best
to be honest
Look before you leap We should plan carefully
before we do anything an
never act hastily
One good turn deserves When someone has done
another something good for us, it is
only right that we return their
kindness
Birds of a feather flock People who enjoy the same
together interest usually group
together
Once bitten ,twice shy Once you have experienced
an unpleasant incident, you
will do your best to avoid
such an incident again
Prevention is better than it is better to prevent
cure something unpleasant from
happening rather than
having to repair the damages
it will cause by allowing it to
happen
One man`s meat is another What one person likes maybe
man`s poison something another person
dislikes
Spare the rod and spoil the A child should be disciplined
child otherwise he or she might
not become a useful person
in future
Too many cook spoil the There will be trouble or
broth problem when too many
people try to do same job
Charity begins at home It is our duty to help
members of
Our own family first
Better late than never It is better to do something
late ,than to not do it at all
Drowning men clutch at Those who are desperate will
straws accept any kind of help
A bird in the hand is worth It is better to have something
two in the bush in hand than something we
are not sure of getting
Every cloud has a silver ring There is something good in
every bad incident or
situation
When one door shuts, Failure should not
another opens discourage us as some other
opportunity always exists
To err is human It is natural for all of us to
make mistake
Time is a great healer Paint or grief disappeared
after some time
A bad workman always Good workmanship does not
blame his tools depend on the quality of the
tools but the skill which they
are used
