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