Cliché Worksheet 1



Cliché Worksheet 1 Name

Date Period

Directions: You’re going to make up your own clichés!

I’ve given you the real cliché; your job is to create a different ending for TEN of the following. The funnier the better!! (

1. Better to be safe than

Better to be safe than sorry.

2. It’s always darkest before

It’s always darkest before the storm. It’s always darkest before dawn.

3. Never underestimate the power of

Never underestimate the power of a woman.

4. You can lead a horse to water but you can’t

You can lead a horse to water but you can’t make him drink.

5. Don’t bite

Don’t bite the hand that feeds you.

6. No news is

No news is good news.

7. A miss is as good as

A miss is as good as a mile.

8. You can’t teach an old dog

You can’t teach an old dog new tricks.

9. If you lie down with dogs,

If you lie down with dogs, you’ll rise up with fleas.

10. The pen is mightier than

The pen is mightier than the sword.

11. Where there’s smoke

Where there’s smoke there’s fire.

12. A penny saved is

A penny saved is a penny earned.

13. Two’s company, three’s

Two’s company, three’s a crowd.

14. Don’t put off till tomorrow

Don’t put off till tomorrow what you can do today.

15. Children should be and not

Children should be seen and not heard.

16. If at first you don’t succeed

If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again.

17. You get out of something

You get out of something what you put into it.

18. Better late than

Better late than never.

19. Every cloud has

Every cloud has a silver lining.

20. The early bird

The early bird gets the worm.

Cliché Worksheet 2 Name

Date Period

Directions: You’re going to make up your own clichés!

I’ve given you the real cliché; your job is to create a different ending for TEN of the following. The funnier the better!! (

1. Every rose has

Every rose has its thorn.

2. That’s just like the pot

That’s just like the pot calling the kettle black.

3. They’re like

They’re like two peas in a pod.

4. Behind the clouds,

Behind the clouds, the sun is shining.

5. Tomorrow is

Tomorrow is another day.

6. It has to get worse,

It has to get worse, before it gets better.

7. Early to bed, early to rise makes a man

Early to bed, early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.

8. A penny saved is

A penny saved is a penny earned.

9. An apple a day

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

10. Don’t let the bedbugs

Don’t let the bedbugs bite.

11. This hurts me worse than

This hurts me worse than it hurts you.

12. When life gives you lemons

When life gives you lemons make lemonade.

13. Don’t worry,

Don’t worry, be happy!

14. Absence makes

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

15. Have your cake and

Have your cake and eat it too.

16. It’ll all come out

It’ll all come out in the wash.

17. Separate the from the

Separate the men from the boys.

18. All good things come to

All good things come to those who wait.

19. When the going gets tough,

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

20. There is nothing to fear, but

There is nothing to fear, but fear itself.

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