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