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