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