Vocabulary Exercises



Ex.6. Match the following common sayings with their meanings.

  1. You can't teach an old dog new tricks.
  2. You can lead a horse to water but you can't make it drink.
  3. Don't count your chickens (before they hatch).
  4. The early bird catches the worm.

  1. It may not happen. Don't be too sure.
  2. An old person will never change the way he or she does things.
  3. You can't force somebody to do something they don't want to do.
  4. The person who gets there first will get what they want.