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!
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Question 1 of 6
1. Question
1 pointsYou are so creative – I am sure you can think …………..a better idea!
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The verb think can combine with lots of prepositions such as of, out, over, about, but when it means that you are creative and invent something, you think it up!
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Question 2 of 6
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1 pointsI know you’ll be a huge success! You are a guy who is going p……………….!
- (places)
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go places (expression) = to make it in the world, to be a success
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Question 3 of 6
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1 pointsI don’t really understand you. What exactly do you m…………..?
- (mean)
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What do you mean? = What are you saying? What are you suggesting? What are you trying to say?
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Question 4 of 6
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1 pointsIt takes a lot of time every day to do household c…………………… like doing the laundry, washing up the dishes, and cleaning the apartment.
- (chores)
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A chore is a task you usually don’t like but you need to do regularly.
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1 points‘So they are going to close the kindergarten. What do you c………………? You don’t even have kids!’
‘Just because I don’t have kids doesn’t mean I don’t have an opinion. I think that having a kindergarten in our district is important, and closing it would be a huge mistake!
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The verb care can be used in many expressions to mean that you don’t think something is important. For example:
I don’t care. I couldn’t care less. For all I care…. Like I care. Who cares? You think I care?
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1 pointsSometimes it is necessary to fit ………………, but other times it is better to stand …………..from the crowd.
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fit in (with others) = to live or work easily with other people
stand out (from others) = to be different and easily noticeable
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