English Proverbs Worksheet with Hindi Meaning

English speaking lesson 57: Proverbs and sayings · Set 138 · 40 questions

How to say it (As they say, + proverb): Learn the meaning, not word for word: Better late than never = देर आए, दुरुस्त आए। Introduce it: As they say, … / There is a saying, … — As they say, practice makes perfect. Use it after a real situation, not alone: You came early — the early bird catches the worm! Keep the words fixed: say 'Haste makes waste', not 'Hurry makes waste'. Proverbs never change form.

1. 1.The early bird ___ the worm. (a) catch (b) caught (c) catches
2. 2.What does “A friend in need is a friend indeed.” mean? (a) बूँद-बूँद से घड़ा भरता है। (b) समय किसी का इंतज़ार नहीं करता। (c) मुसीबत में काम आने वाला ही सच्चा दोस्त है।
3. 3.What does “The early bird catches the worm.” mean? (a) रोज़ अभ्यास करते रहो, क्योंकि अभ्यास से ही निपुणता आती है। (b) जो जल्दी शुरू करता है, वही फ़ायदा पाता है। (c) जल्दी का काम शैतान का।
4. 4.Choose the English for: “जो जल्दी शुरू करता है, वही फ़ायदा पाता है।” (a) The early bird catches the worm. (b) Haste makes waste. (c) Slow and steady wins the race.
5. 5.Practice makes ___. (a) perfection (b) perfect (c) perfectly
6. 6.Every cloud has a silver ___. (a) linen (b) line (c) lining
7. 7.Better late ___ never. (a) than (b) then (c) that
8. 8.___ speak louder than words. (a) Actions (b) Acting (c) Action
9. 9.Choose the English for: “जैसी करनी, वैसी भरनी।” (a) As you sow, so shall you reap. (b) Don't count your chickens before they hatch. (c) My grandmother always says that health is wealth.
10. 10.Choose the English for: “कथनी से करनी बड़ी होती है।” (a) Where there is a will, there is a way. (b) Actions speak louder than words. (c) Time and tide wait for none.
11. 11.What does “Don't judge a book by its cover.” mean? (a) काम होने से पहले ख़्याली पुलाव मत पकाओ। (b) किसी को सिर्फ़ उसके रूप-रंग से मत परखो। (c) जो जल्दी शुरू करता है, वही फ़ायदा पाता है।
12. 12.Don't judge a book ___ its cover. (a) from (b) with (c) by
13. 13.Make a sentence: Better / than / never. / late
14. 14.Make a sentence: cloud / lining. / Every / has / a / silver
15. 15.As they ___, better late than never. (a) say (b) saying (c) says
16. 16.Choose the English for: “धीरे-धीरे चलने वाला ही रेस जीतता है।” (a) Slow and steady wins the race. (b) As you sow, so shall you reap. (c) Keep practising daily because practice makes perfect.
17. 17.Choose the English for: “एक से भले दो।” (a) Two heads are better than one. (b) Don't count your chickens before they hatch. (c) My grandmother always says that health is wealth.
18. 18.Two heads are better ___ one. (a) from (b) then (c) than
19. 19.What does “Where there is a will, there is a way.” mean? (a) जल्दी का काम शैतान का। (b) जहाँ चाह, वहाँ राह। (c) समय किसी का इंतज़ार नहीं करता।
20. 20.What does “As you sow, so shall you reap.” mean? (a) अधजल गगरी छलकत जाए। (b) बूँद-बूँद से घड़ा भरता है। (c) जैसी करनी, वैसी भरनी।
21. 21.Make a sentence: Keep / practising / because / daily / practice / perfect. / makes
22. 22.Choose the English for: “हर मुश्किल में कोई अच्छी बात छुपी होती है।” (a) Better late than never. (b) A friend in need is a friend indeed. (c) Every cloud has a silver lining.
23. 23.What does “Haste makes waste.” mean? (a) देर आए, दुरुस्त आए। (b) जल्दी का काम शैतान का। (c) कथनी से करनी बड़ी होती है।
24. 24.Make a sentence: daily / Keep / makes / practice / because / practising / perfect.
25. 25.Choose the English for: “समय किसी का इंतज़ार नहीं करता।” (a) Don't judge a book by its cover. (b) Time and tide wait for none. (c) Every cloud has a silver lining.
26. 26.Choose the English for: “करत-करत अभ्यास के जड़मति होत सुजान।” (a) Actions speak louder than words. (b) Practice makes perfect. (c) Time and tide wait for none.
27. 27.Make a sentence: never. / Better / late / than
28. 28.What does “Two heads are better than one.” mean? (a) किसी को सिर्फ़ उसके रूप-रंग से मत परखो। (b) एक से भले दो। (c) मुसीबत में काम आने वाला ही सच्चा दोस्त है।
29. 29.Empty vessels make the most ___. (a) noise (b) noises (c) noisy
30. 30.Choose the English for: “रोज़ अभ्यास करते रहो, क्योंकि अभ्यास से ही निपुणता आती है।” (a) Keep practising daily because practice makes perfect. (b) Little drops of water make the mighty ocean. (c) Time and tide wait for none.
31. 31.Make a sentence: makes / Practice / perfect.
32. 32.Make a sentence: noise. / Empty / make / most / vessels / the
33. 33.Make a sentence: a / Don't / cover. / its / by / judge / book
34. 34.Make a sentence: waste. / makes / Haste
35. 35.What does “Practice makes perfect.” mean? (a) हर मुश्किल में कोई अच्छी बात छुपी होती है। (b) करत-करत अभ्यास के जड़मति होत सुजान। (c) धीरे-धीरे चलने वाला ही रेस जीतता है।
36. 36.Make a sentence: silver / a / cloud / Every / lining. / has
37. 37.What does “Time and tide wait for none.” mean? (a) समय किसी का इंतज़ार नहीं करता। (b) जल्दी का काम शैतान का। (c) धीरे-धीरे चलने वाला ही रेस जीतता है।
38. 38.Make a sentence: your / chickens / Don't / hatch. / before / count / they
39. 39.Make a sentence: silver / a / has / cloud / Every / lining.
40. 40.Make a sentence: heads / one. / better / Two / are / than

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