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) मेरी दादी हमेशा कहती हैं कि सेहत ही असली धन है। (b) जल्दी का काम शैतान का। (c) कथनी से करनी बड़ी होती है।
- 2.Better late ___ never. (a) than (b) that (c) then
- 3.Empty vessels make the most ___. (a) noises (b) noise (c) noisy
- 4.Choose the English for: “हर मुश्किल में कोई अच्छी बात छुपी होती है।” (a) Every cloud has a silver lining. (b) My grandmother always says that health is wealth. (c) Empty vessels make the most noise.
- 5.Choose the English for: “मुसीबत में काम आने वाला ही सच्चा दोस्त है।” (a) Practice makes perfect. (b) The early bird catches the worm. (c) A friend in need is a friend indeed.
- 6.What does “Empty vessels make the most noise.” mean? (a) मेरी दादी हमेशा कहती हैं कि सेहत ही असली धन है। (b) अधजल गगरी छलकत जाए। (c) जहाँ चाह, वहाँ राह।
- 7.Make a sentence: waste. / Haste / makes
- 8.Make a sentence: practice / makes / practising / because / daily / Keep / perfect.
- 9.Choose the English for: “करत-करत अभ्यास के जड़मति होत सुजान।” (a) Practice makes perfect. (b) Don't count your chickens before they hatch. (c) Keep practising daily because practice makes perfect.
- 10.Two heads are better ___ one. (a) then (b) than (c) from
- 11.What does “The early bird catches the worm.” mean? (a) मेरी दादी हमेशा कहती हैं कि सेहत ही असली धन है। (b) एक से भले दो। (c) जो जल्दी शुरू करता है, वही फ़ायदा पाता है।
- 12.Choose the English for: “जहाँ चाह, वहाँ राह।” (a) Where there is a will, there is a way. (b) Actions speak louder than words. (c) Slow and steady wins the race.
- 13.Choose the English for: “अधजल गगरी छलकत जाए।” (a) Every cloud has a silver lining. (b) Keep practising daily because practice makes perfect. (c) Empty vessels make the most noise.
- 14.Make a sentence: noise. / the / make / Empty / vessels / most
- 15.What does “Where there is a will, there is a way.” mean? (a) कथनी से करनी बड़ी होती है। (b) जहाँ चाह, वहाँ राह। (c) काम होने से पहले ख़्याली पुलाव मत पकाओ।
- 16.As they ___, better late than never. (a) says (b) saying (c) say
- 17.What does “A friend in need is a friend indeed.” mean? (a) जो जल्दी शुरू करता है, वही फ़ायदा पाता है। (b) करत-करत अभ्यास के जड़मति होत सुजान। (c) मुसीबत में काम आने वाला ही सच्चा दोस्त है।
- 18.What does “Every cloud has a silver lining.” mean? (a) करत-करत अभ्यास के जड़मति होत सुजान। (b) जल्दी का काम शैतान का। (c) हर मुश्किल में कोई अच्छी बात छुपी होती है।
- 19.What does “Better late than never.” mean? (a) देर आए, दुरुस्त आए। (b) मेरी दादी हमेशा कहती हैं कि सेहत ही असली धन है। (c) जहाँ चाह, वहाँ राह।
- 20.___ speak louder than words. (a) Action (b) Acting (c) Actions
- 21.The early bird ___ the worm. (a) catches (b) catch (c) caught
- 22.Make a sentence: Haste / waste. / makes
- 23.What does “Haste makes waste.” mean? (a) जैसी करनी, वैसी भरनी। (b) देर आए, दुरुस्त आए। (c) जल्दी का काम शैतान का।
- 24.Make a sentence: one. / heads / better / Two / are / than
- 25.Make a sentence: Two / better / one. / than / heads / are
- 26.Practice makes ___. (a) perfect (b) perfection (c) perfectly
- 27.Make a sentence: cover. / a / its / book / Don't / by / judge
- 28.Choose the English for: “रोज़ अभ्यास करते रहो, क्योंकि अभ्यास से ही निपुणता आती है।” (a) Little drops of water make the mighty ocean. (b) The early bird catches the worm. (c) Keep practising daily because practice makes perfect.
- 29.Choose the English for: “किसी को सिर्फ़ उसके रूप-रंग से मत परखो।” (a) As you sow, so shall you reap. (b) Slow and steady wins the race. (c) Don't judge a book by its cover.
- 30.What does “Don't judge a book by its cover.” mean? (a) जो जल्दी शुरू करता है, वही फ़ायदा पाता है। (b) देर आए, दुरुस्त आए। (c) किसी को सिर्फ़ उसके रूप-रंग से मत परखो।
- 31.Make a sentence: need / is / in / A / a / friend / indeed. / friend
- 32.Make a sentence: a / Don't / by / book / cover. / judge / its
- 33.Make a sentence: Empty / vessels / noise. / make / most / the
- 34.Make a sentence: words. / Actions / speak / louder / than
- 35.Choose the English for: “बूँद-बूँद से घड़ा भरता है।” (a) Keep practising daily because practice makes perfect. (b) Little drops of water make the mighty ocean. (c) Every cloud has a silver lining.
- 36.What does “Slow and steady wins the race.” mean? (a) अधजल गगरी छलकत जाए। (b) धीरे-धीरे चलने वाला ही रेस जीतता है। (c) रोज़ अभ्यास करते रहो, क्योंकि अभ्यास से ही निपुणता आती है।
- 37.Choose the English for: “देर आए, दुरुस्त आए।” (a) Better late than never. (b) Actions speak louder than words. (c) Haste makes waste.
- 38.Don't judge a book ___ its cover. (a) with (b) by (c) from
- 39.Choose the English for: “धीरे-धीरे चलने वाला ही रेस जीतता है।” (a) Slow and steady wins the race. (b) Little drops of water make the mighty ocean. (c) A friend in need is a friend indeed.
- 40.Choose the English for: “जैसी करनी, वैसी भरनी।” (a) Practice makes perfect. (b) As you sow, so shall you reap. (c) A friend in need is a friend indeed.
Answer key
- कथनी से करनी बड़ी होती है।
- than
- noise
- Every cloud has a silver lining.
- A friend in need is a friend indeed.
- अधजल गगरी छलकत जाए।
- Haste makes waste.
- Keep practising daily because practice makes perfect.
- Practice makes perfect.
- than
- जो जल्दी शुरू करता है, वही फ़ायदा पाता है।
- Where there is a will, there is a way.
- Empty vessels make the most noise.
- Empty vessels make the most noise.
- जहाँ चाह, वहाँ राह।
- say
- मुसीबत में काम आने वाला ही सच्चा दोस्त है।
- हर मुश्किल में कोई अच्छी बात छुपी होती है।
- देर आए, दुरुस्त आए।
- Actions
- catches
- Haste makes waste.
- जल्दी का काम शैतान का।
- Two heads are better than one.
- Two heads are better than one.
- perfect
- Don't judge a book by its cover.
- Keep practising daily because practice makes perfect.
- Don't judge a book by its cover.
- किसी को सिर्फ़ उसके रूप-रंग से मत परखो।
- A friend in need is a friend indeed.
- Don't judge a book by its cover.
- Empty vessels make the most noise.
- Actions speak louder than words.
- Little drops of water make the mighty ocean.
- धीरे-धीरे चलने वाला ही रेस जीतता है।
- Better late than never.
- by
- Slow and steady wins the race.
- As you sow, so shall you reap.
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