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