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