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