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Proverbs & Old Sayings

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  1. A ___ has nine lives.
  2. A friend in ___ is a friend indeed.
  3. A little learning is a ___ thing.
  4. A rolling ___ gathers no moss.
  5. A stitch in time saves ___.
  6. All is well that ends ___.
  7. All good roads lead to ___.
  8. All work and no play makes ___ a dull boy.
  9. ___ is only skin deep.
  10. Birds of a feather flock ___..
  11. Every ___ has his day.
  12. First ___, first served.
  13. Haste ___ waste.
  14. Honesty is the ___ policy.
  15. It is no use crying over spilt ___.
  16. Necessity is the ___ of invention.
  17. No news is ___ news.
  18. Out of sight, out of ___.
  19. Practice make ___.
  20. ___ was not built in a day.
  21. Spare the rod, spoil the ___.
  22. The early ___ catches the worm.
  23. The ___ is mightier than the sword.
Copyright (C) 1997 by Charles Kelly
This quiz is part of the HTML-Only Self-Study Quizzes which is part of Activities for ESL Students, a project by The Internet TESL Journal.