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