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