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