Commonly-used Proverbs
More Than 230 Proverbs That Most Native English Speakers Know

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• Proverbs - Page 1 (a - after)
• Proverbs - Page 2 (all - bad)
• Proverbs - Page 3 (barking - Christmas)
• Proverbs - Page 4 (cleanliness - don't go)
• Proverbs - Page 5 (don't put - faith)
• Proverbs - Page 6 (familiarity - good)
• Proverbs - Page 7 (goodness - it never)
• Proverbs - Page 8 (it takes - look after)
• Proverbs - Page 9 (look before- money)
• Proverbs - Page 10 (necessity - nothing)
• Proverbs - Page 11 (old - robbing)
• Proverbs - Page 12 (scratch - the early)
• Proverbs - Page 13 (the end - there is safety)
• Proverbs - Page 14 (there's a black - too)
• Proverbs - Page 15 (true - when)
• Proverbs - Page 16 (where - you)

Crossword Puzzles

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Shoot Down Games

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Matching Quizzes

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• Proverbs Matching Quiz 1
  3 six-question rounds, capitalized words
• Proverbs Matching Quiz 2
  2 six-question rounds, plural nouns
• Proverbs Matching Quiz 3
  8 six-question rounds, singular nouns
• Proverbs Matching Quiz 4
  4 six-question rounds, adjectives, etc.
• Proverbs Matching Quiz 5
  4 six-question rounds, verbs
• Proverbs Matching Quiz 6
  3 six-question rounds, verbs
• Proverbs Matching Quiz 7
  4 six-question rounds, misc.

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