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