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