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