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