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