Ex. 5 Read the proverbs. Explain the rules of reading.

1. To let the cat out of the bag.

2. Appearances are deceitful.

3. The devil is not so black as it is painted.

4. The tongue is not steel, yet it cuts.

5. To stew in one’s own juice.

6. Well begun is half done.

7. The game is not worth the candle.

 

Ex. 6 Add the word according to the rule:

1. career, car, can, capital, ...

2. century, centre, cite, Cyprus, ...

3. gallery, gamble, garlic, governmental, ...

4. gentle, general, gibber, gymnasium, ...