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