Proverbs Exercise

Read the sentence carefully and decide the best proverb for its situation.

I'm feeling really overwhelmed about my research project, but I have to start somewhere, since _____.

• a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step

• all good things must come to an end

Read the sentence carefully and decide the best proverb for its situation.

She keeps promising that she'll finish the project next week. But she doesn't, we all know that _____.

• a picture is worth a thousand words

• actions speak louder than words

Read the sentence carefully and decide the best proverb for its situation.

I don't see why he finds her attractive, I think she is downright ugly; but, _____, as they say.

• don’t judge a book by its cover

• beauty is in the eye of the beholder

Read the sentence carefully and decide the best proverb for its situation.

I'm applying for several jobs because I _____.

• don't want to put all my eggs in one basket

• actions speak louder than words

Read the sentence carefully and decide the best proverb for its situation.

I enjoyed India so much, I’m quite sad to have to go home, but as they say _____.

• a picture is worth a thousand words

• all good things must come to an end

Read the sentence carefully and decide the best proverb for its situation.

The newspaper report carried more pictures of the event than text, since _____.

• a picture is worth a thousand words

• beauty is in the eye of the beholder

Read the sentence carefully and decide the best proverb for its situation.

Every evening, many drinkers get together in a bar near our home. You know, _____.

• birds of a feather flock together

• the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree.

Read the sentence carefully and decide the best proverb for its situation.

Little Timmy wanted to become a doctor like his father from a young age, proving _____.

• if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it

• the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree

Read the sentence carefully and decide the best proverb for its situation.

The hotel looked attractive from outside, but the rooms were damp and not well maintained. You can't _____.

• put all of your eggs in one basket

• judge a book by its cover

Read the sentence carefully and decide the best proverb for its situation.

My wife wants me to update everything in the house but I keep telling her _____.

• if it ain't broke, don't fix it

• a picture is worth a thousand words