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.Choose the English for: “देर आए, दुरुस्त आए।” (a) My grandmother always says that health is wealth. (b) Where there is a will, there is a way. (c) Better late than never.
- 12.Make a sentence: says / health / that / always / is / grandmother / wealth. / My
- 13.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।
- 14.Make a sentence: grandmother / that / My / health / always / says / is / wealth.
- 15.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।
- 16.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।
- 17.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.
- 18.What does “Haste makes waste.” mean? (a) जल्दी का काम शैतान का। (b) बूँद-बूँद से घड़ा भरता है। (c) समय किसी का इंतज़ार नहीं करता।
- 19.The early bird ___ the worm. (a) catches (b) catch (c) caught
- 20.___ speak louder than words. (a) Action (b) Actions (c) Acting
- 21.Empty vessels make the most ___. (a) noises (b) noisy (c) noise
- 22.Every cloud has a silver ___. (a) lining (b) line (c) linen
- 23.___ speak louder than words. (a) Actions (b) Acting (c) Action
- 24.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.
- 25.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।
- 26.What does “Haste makes waste.” 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।
- 27.Make a sentence: hatch. / chickens / Don't / before / count / they / your
- 28.Practice makes ___. (a) perfection (b) perfect (c) perfectly
- 29.Choose the English for: “काम होने से पहले ख़्याली पुलाव मत पकाओ।” (a) Don't count your chickens before they hatch. (b) Every cloud has a silver lining. (c) Empty vessels make the most noise.
- 30.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।
- 31.Make a sentence: a / has / Every / lining. / cloud / silver
- 32.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।
- 33.Empty vessels make the most ___. (a) noise (b) noises (c) noisy
- 34.Empty vessels make the most ___. (a) noisy (b) noises (c) noise
- 35.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.
- 36.Choose the English for: “जहाँ चाह, वहाँ राह।” (a) Don't judge a book by its cover. (b) Empty vessels make the most noise. (c) Where there is a will, there is a way.
- 37.Make a sentence: count / before / hatch. / your / chickens / Don't / they
- 38.Better late ___ never. (a) then (b) than (c) that
- 39.What does “Little drops of water make the mighty ocean.” mean? (a) रोज़ अभ्यास करते रहो, क्योंकि अभ्यास से ही निपुणता आती है। (b) मेरी दादी हमेशा कहती हैं कि सेहत ही असली धन है। (c) बूँद-बूँद से घड़ा भरता है।
- 40.As they ___, better late than never. (a) says (b) saying (c) say
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।
- Better late than never.
- 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.
- जल्दी का काम शैतान का।
- catches
- Actions
- noise
- lining
- Actions
- Don't count your chickens before they hatch.
- धीरे-धीरे चलने वाला ही रेस जीतता है।
- जल्दी का काम शैतान का।
- Don't count your chickens before they hatch.
- perfect
- Don't count your chickens before they hatch.
- बूँद-बूँद से घड़ा भरता है।
- Every cloud has a silver lining.
- एक से भले दो।
- noise
- noise
- Little drops of water make the mighty ocean.
- Where there is a will, there is a way.
- Don't count your chickens before they hatch.
- than
- बूँद-बूँद से घड़ा भरता है।
- say
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