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