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Dr Seuss Quotes Will Make Your Day – Vocabulary building the fun way!

Have you heard of Dr Seuss? He was a famous American writer of children’s books who is best known for “The Cat in the Hat” and “Green Eggs and Ham” among other works. His books are a huge hit with kids, but reading his books can teach all of us adults a great deal about life.

I collected a few of my favorite Dr Seuss quotes to share with you so that you can improve your English the fun way!

Enjoy the quotes & scroll down for a vocabulary quiz!

Proficiency level: lower-intermediate and above

 

My Favorite Dr Seuss Quotes

 

# 1

You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself, any direction you choose.

# 2

Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot,
Nothing is going to get better. It’s not.

# 3

Don’t cry because it’s over. Smile because it happened.

# 4

If you never did, you should. These things are fun, and fun is good.

# 5

The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go.

# 6

I meant what I said, and I said what I meant.

# 7

A person’s a person, no matter how small.

# 8

Why fit in when you were born to stand out?

# 9

I have heard there are troubles of more than one kind. Some come from ahead and some come from behind. But I’ve bought a big bat. I’m all ready you see. Now my troubles are going to have troubles with me!

# 10

Think left and think right and think low and think high. Oh, the thinks you can think up if only you try!

 

VOCABULARY QUIZ

 

Use the highlighted words above to fill in the gaps! Type the words on the line on the box after each question.

 

 

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