Proverbs and Adages

Actions speak louder than words.

• What you do is more important than what you say.

• What you do or say is not important.

• What you say is more important than what you do.

• Be careful what you say.

Complete the phrase.

Don't count your ___________ before they hatch.

• Eggs

• Birds

• Dogs

• Chickens

Choose the best meaning for this proverb.

You will catch more ________ with honey than with vinegar.

• You will NOT get what you want if you are nice.

• You will get what you want if you are mean.

• You will get what you want if you are nice.

• If you work hard, you can get what you want.

Complete the phrase.

_________ of a feather, flock together.

• Cats

• People

• Birds

• Snakes

Choose the best proverb to match the sentence.

It is best to tell the truth.

• A friend in need is a friend in deed.

• Honesty is the best policy.

Choose the best meaning of the proverb.

Practice makes perfect.

• You will be perfect if you tell the truth.

• The more you do something, the better you will get at it.

Choose the best proverb to match the sentence.

Think about what could happen before you make a decision.

• Two heads are better than one.

• Look before you leap.

• Practice what you preach.

• The early bird gets the worm.

It's raining really hard outside.

• The grass is greener on the other side.

• Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

• It's raining cats and dogs.

• Don't judge a book by it's cover.

I will believe you when pigs fly!

• I believe pigs will fly.

• I believe you.

• I can trust you.

• It is unlikely that I will believe you.

Which sentence uses the adage below the correct way?

"a piece of cake"

• The test was really easy.

• This quiz was a piece of cake.

• After dinner, I asked my mom for a piece of cake.

• The question she asked was hard to answer.