Advanced Vocabulary Exercise: Proverbs & Expressions Multiple Choice

1. Don't let the cat out of the ______.

    cage

    house

    bag

2. A bird in the ______ is worth two in the bush.

    hand

    nest

    tree

3. That's like carrying coals to ______.

    Virginia

    Newcastle

    London

4. Better late than ______.

    early

    later

    never

5. A penny ______ is a penny earned.

    saved

    found

    won

6. That's just a drop in the ______.

    ocean

    pail

    bucket

7. As slow as molasses in ______.

    January

    December

    winter

8. Quick as a ______.

    horse

    fish

    wink