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