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