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Common English Proverbs

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which word is missing?

An apple a day keeps the _______________ away.

a)

nurse

b)

doctor

c)

teacher

d)

dentist

2.

Which word is missing?

A bird in hand is worth two in the __________

a)

garden

b)

flower

c)

bush

d)

cage

3.

Which word is missing?

Absence makes the heart grow __________.

a)

sadder

b)

happier

c)

uglier

d)

fonder

4.

Which word is missing?

A cat has __________ lives.

a)

nine

b)

seven

c)

five

d)

two

5.

Which word is missing?

A leopard can’t/ doesn’t change its __________.

a)

stains

b)

dots

c)

spots

d)

colours

6.

Which word is missing?

All that glitters is not __________.

a)

silver

b)

bronze

c)

diamond

d)

gold

7.

Which word is missing?

Among the blind the one-eyed man is __________.

a)

king

b)

prince

c)

knight

d)

soldier

8.

Which word is missing?

__________ is thicker than water.

a)

Oil

b)

Milk

c)

Blood

d)

Tea

9.

Which word is missing?

__________ killed the cat.

a)

Dishonesty

b)

Curiosity

c)

Rudeness

d)

Naughtiness

10.

Which word is missing?

Don’t __________ the hand that feeds you.

a)

nibble

b)

snap

c)

lick

d)

bite

11.

Which word is missing?

Don’t count your chickens before they __________.

a)

roast

b)

hatch

c)

crow

d)

cackle

12.

Which word is missing?

Don’t put the __________ before the horse.

a)

car

b)

train

c)

bus

d)

cart

13.

Which word is missing?

Don’t throw the __________ with the bathwater.

a)

child

b)

baby

c)

kid

d)

toddler

14.

Which word is missing?

Fools __________ in where angels fear to tread.

a)

rush

b)

walk

c)

run

d)

dash

15.

Which word is missing?

God helps those who help __________.

a)

herself

b)

myself

c)

yourselves

d)

themselves