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