English Proverbs Worksheet with Hindi Meaning

English speaking lesson 57: Proverbs and sayings · Set 150 · 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.What does “Every cloud has a silver lining.” mean? (a) हर मुश्किल में कोई अच्छी बात छुपी होती है। (b) देर आए, दुरुस्त आए। (c) अधजल गगरी छलकत जाए।
2. 2.Practice makes ___. (a) perfectly (b) perfect (c) perfection
3. 3.Choose the English for: “धीरे-धीरे चलने वाला ही रेस जीतता है।” (a) Time and tide wait for none. (b) My grandmother always says that health is wealth. (c) Slow and steady wins the race.
4. 4.Better late ___ never. (a) then (b) that (c) than
5. 5.What does “Practice makes perfect.” mean? (a) जो जल्दी शुरू करता है, वही फ़ायदा पाता है। (b) करत-करत अभ्यास के जड़मति होत सुजान। (c) किसी को सिर्फ़ उसके रूप-रंग से मत परखो।
6. 6.Make a sentence: the / noise. / Empty / most / vessels / make
7. 7.Make a sentence: a / has / Every / cloud / lining. / silver
8. 8.Two heads are better ___ one. (a) from (b) then (c) than
9. 9.Choose the English for: “हर मुश्किल में कोई अच्छी बात छुपी होती है।” (a) Every cloud has a silver lining. (b) Where there is a will, there is a way. (c) Slow and steady wins the race.
10. 10.What does “Haste makes waste.” mean? (a) जल्दी का काम शैतान का। (b) धीरे-धीरे चलने वाला ही रेस जीतता है। (c) काम होने से पहले ख़्याली पुलाव मत पकाओ।
11. 11.What does “Little drops of water make the mighty ocean.” mean? (a) जल्दी का काम शैतान का। (b) अधजल गगरी छलकत जाए। (c) बूँद-बूँद से घड़ा भरता है।
12. 12.Make a sentence: makes / perfect. / Practice
13. 13.Choose the English for: “जल्दी का काम शैतान का।” (a) Practice makes perfect. (b) Better late than never. (c) Haste makes waste.
14. 14.Empty vessels make the most ___. (a) noise (b) noisy (c) noises
15. 15.Don't judge a book ___ its cover. (a) with (b) from (c) by
16. 16.Make a sentence: waste. / makes / Haste
17. 17.Choose the English for: “बूँद-बूँद से घड़ा भरता है।” (a) Actions speak louder than words. (b) My grandmother always says that health is wealth. (c) Little drops of water make the mighty ocean.
18. 18.What does “My grandmother always says that health is wealth.” mean? (a) मेरी दादी हमेशा कहती हैं कि सेहत ही असली धन है। (b) देर आए, दुरुस्त आए। (c) जो जल्दी शुरू करता है, वही फ़ायदा पाता है।
19. 19.Choose the English for: “समय किसी का इंतज़ार नहीं करता।” (a) Haste makes waste. (b) Little drops of water make the mighty ocean. (c) Time and tide wait for none.
20. 20.What does “Don't count your chickens before they hatch.” mean? (a) जो जल्दी शुरू करता है, वही फ़ायदा पाता है। (b) काम होने से पहले ख़्याली पुलाव मत पकाओ। (c) जैसी करनी, वैसी भरनी।
21. 21.Make a sentence: mighty / make / of / the / Little / ocean. / water / drops
22. 22.Every cloud has a silver ___. (a) linen (b) line (c) lining
23. 23.Make a sentence: Don't / a / its / judge / cover. / by / book
24. 24.Make a sentence: catches / worm. / early / bird / the / The
25. 25.What does “A friend in need is a friend indeed.” mean? (a) मुसीबत में काम आने वाला ही सच्चा दोस्त है। (b) जैसी करनी, वैसी भरनी। (c) कथनी से करनी बड़ी होती है।
26. 26.Choose the English for: “जहाँ चाह, वहाँ राह।” (a) Time and tide wait for none. (b) Where there is a will, there is a way. (c) Practice makes perfect.
27. 27.Make a sentence: the / early / bird / worm. / The / catches
28. 28.Choose the English for: “कथनी से करनी बड़ी होती है।” (a) As you sow, so shall you reap. (b) Time and tide wait for none. (c) Actions speak louder than words.
29. 29.What does “Better late than never.” mean? (a) जहाँ चाह, वहाँ राह। (b) मुसीबत में काम आने वाला ही सच्चा दोस्त है। (c) देर आए, दुरुस्त आए।
30. 30.Make a sentence: than / words. / louder / Actions / speak
31. 31.Make a sentence: its / cover. / book / Don't / a / by / judge
32. 32.Make a sentence: never. / than / late / Better
33. 33.Make a sentence: makes / waste. / Haste
34. 34.Make a sentence: Little / the / make / of / mighty / drops / water / ocean.
35. 35.What does “Empty vessels make the most noise.” mean? (a) रोज़ अभ्यास करते रहो, क्योंकि अभ्यास से ही निपुणता आती है। (b) अधजल गगरी छलकत जाए। (c) एक से भले दो।
36. 36.Make a sentence: louder / than / words. / speak / Actions
37. 37.Make a sentence: make / most / vessels / the / Empty / noise.
38. 38.___ speak louder than words. (a) Action (b) Acting (c) Actions
39. 39.Choose the English for: “जो जल्दी शुरू करता है, वही फ़ायदा पाता है।” (a) The early bird catches the worm. (b) Don't count your chickens before they hatch. (c) A friend in need is a friend indeed.
40. 40.The early bird ___ the worm. (a) catches (b) catch (c) caught

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