Proverbs and sayings 2
Quiz
Choose the correct word to complete the following proverbs & sayings. You can see the meaning of some words if you click on them.
Actions speak ________ than words.
- better
- louder
- worse
- merrier
One man’s meat is another man’s ________.
- treasure
- poison
- trash
- feat
A rolling stone gathers no ________.
- moss
- muck
- mud
- malt
Don’t look a gift horse in the ________.
- mouth
- eyes
- stable
- barn
A little learning is a ________ thing.
- wonderful
- useful
- helpful
- dangerous
Too many cooks spoil the ________.
- broth
- sloth
- moth
- loth
Time is a great ________.
- sealer
- healer
- beater
- dealer
Never ________ till tomorrow what you can do today.
- make off
- call off
- put off
- take off
Youth and white paper take any ________.
- suggestion
- protection
- impression
- obsession
No wrong without a ________.
- solution
- remedy
- treatment
- medicine
A bad workman blames his ________.
- sons
- tools
- luck
- fortune
All work and no ________ makes Jack a dull boy.
- fun
- game
- play
- joy
It takes all ________ to make the world.
- kinds
- people
- sorts
- creatures
Words are but ________.
- air
- wind
- rain
- hail
________ is thicker than water.
- wine
- trust
- blood
- rust
He who pays the piper calls the ________.
- music
- rhythm
- melody
- tune
One swallow does not make a ________.
- spring
- nest
- summer
- home
Many ________ make light work.
- hands
- feet
- people
- helpers
Birds of a feather ________ together.
- stay
- pack
- flock
- herd
People who live in glasshouses shouldn’t throw ________.
- darts
- arrows
- rocks
- stones