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