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