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.Practice makes ___. (a) perfection (b) perfectly (c) perfect
- 2.The early bird ___ the worm. (a) catches (b) catch (c) caught
- 3.Don't judge a book ___ its cover. (a) from (b) with (c) by
- 4.Empty vessels make the most ___. (a) noises (b) noisy (c) noise
- 5.What does “My grandmother always says that health is wealth.” mean? (a) मेरी दादी हमेशा कहती हैं कि सेहत ही असली धन है। (b) मुसीबत में काम आने वाला ही सच्चा दोस्त है। (c) करत-करत अभ्यास के जड़मति होत सुजान।
- 6.Two heads are better ___ one. (a) than (b) then (c) from
- 7.What does “Empty vessels make the most noise.” mean? (a) अधजल गगरी छलकत जाए। (b) कथनी से करनी बड़ी होती है। (c) बूँद-बूँद से घड़ा भरता है।
- 8.Better late ___ never. (a) then (b) that (c) than
- 9.Choose the English for: “धीरे-धीरे चलने वाला ही रेस जीतता है।” (a) Better late than never. (b) A friend in need is a friend indeed. (c) Slow and steady wins the race.
- 10.Make a sentence: count / hatch. / before / Don't / they / chickens / your
- 11.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) Empty vessels make the most noise.
- 12.What does “Haste makes waste.” 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।
- 13.What does “Slow and steady wins the race.” mean? (a) करत-करत अभ्यास के जड़मति होत सुजान। (b) अधजल गगरी छलकत जाए। (c) धीरे-धीरे चलने वाला ही रेस जीतता है।
- 14.Choose the English for: “जो जल्दी शुरू करता है, वही फ़ायदा पाता है।” (a) The early bird catches the worm. (b) Slow and steady wins the race. (c) As you sow, so shall you reap.
- 15.Choose the English for: “करत-करत अभ्यास के जड़मति होत सुजान।” (a) Don't judge a book by its cover. (b) Keep practising daily because practice makes perfect. (c) Practice makes perfect.
- 16.Every cloud has a silver ___. (a) lining (b) line (c) linen
- 17.Make a sentence: chickens / your / count / they / before / Don't / hatch.
- 18.Choose the English for: “कथनी से करनी बड़ी होती है।” (a) Don't count your chickens before they hatch. (b) Actions speak louder than words. (c) Better late than never.
- 19.Make a sentence: lining. / a / silver / has / cloud / Every
- 20.Make a sentence: than / one. / are / better / heads / Two
- 21.As they ___, better late than never. (a) says (b) saying (c) say
- 22.Make a sentence: has / Every / a / silver / lining. / cloud
- 23.Make a sentence: has / lining. / Every / silver / a / cloud
- 24.Make a sentence: late / never. / than / Better
- 25.___ speak louder than words. (a) Acting (b) Actions (c) Action
- 26.Make a sentence: waste. / Haste / makes
- 27.What does “As you sow, so shall you reap.” mean? (a) जैसी करनी, वैसी भरनी। (b) रोज़ अभ्यास करते रहो, क्योंकि अभ्यास से ही निपुणता आती है। (c) जहाँ चाह, वहाँ राह।
- 28.Choose the English for: “जहाँ चाह, वहाँ राह।” (a) Haste makes waste. (b) Practice makes perfect. (c) Where there is a will, there is a way.
- 29.Make a sentence: before / Don't / chickens / hatch. / your / they / count
- 30.Make a sentence: count / chickens / your / they / before / Don't / hatch.
- 31.Choose the English for: “रोज़ अभ्यास करते रहो, क्योंकि अभ्यास से ही निपुणता आती है।” (a) Keep practising daily because practice makes perfect. (b) Actions speak louder than words. (c) A friend in need is a friend indeed.
- 32.Make a sentence: friend / indeed. / A / friend / a / is / in / need
- 33.Make a sentence: its / by / a / book / cover. / judge / Don't
- 34.Make a sentence: is / need / A / friend / in / indeed. / friend / a
- 35.What does “Don't count your chickens before they hatch.” mean? (a) कथनी से करनी बड़ी होती है। (b) जहाँ चाह, वहाँ राह। (c) काम होने से पहले ख़्याली पुलाव मत पकाओ।
- 36.Make a sentence: one. / heads / than / Two / better / are
- 37.Make a sentence: book / a / its / judge / cover. / Don't / by
- 38.Choose the English for: “जैसी करनी, वैसी भरनी।” (a) A friend in need is a friend indeed. (b) Better late than never. (c) As you sow, so shall you reap.
- 39.Make a sentence: early / bird / worm. / catches / the / The
- 40.What does “Better late than never.” mean? (a) धीरे-धीरे चलने वाला ही रेस जीतता है। (b) जहाँ चाह, वहाँ राह। (c) देर आए, दुरुस्त आए।
Answer key
- perfect
- catches
- by
- noise
- मेरी दादी हमेशा कहती हैं कि सेहत ही असली धन है।
- than
- अधजल गगरी छलकत जाए।
- than
- Slow and steady wins the race.
- Don't count your chickens before they hatch.
- A friend in need is a friend indeed.
- जल्दी का काम शैतान का।
- धीरे-धीरे चलने वाला ही रेस जीतता है।
- The early bird catches the worm.
- Practice makes perfect.
- lining
- Don't count your chickens before they hatch.
- Actions speak louder than words.
- Every cloud has a silver lining.
- Two heads are better than one.
- say
- Every cloud has a silver lining.
- Every cloud has a silver lining.
- Better late than never.
- Actions
- Haste makes waste.
- जैसी करनी, वैसी भरनी।
- Where there is a will, there is a way.
- Don't count your chickens before they hatch.
- Don't count your chickens before they hatch.
- Keep practising daily because practice makes perfect.
- A friend in need is a friend indeed.
- Don't judge a book by its cover.
- A friend in need is a friend indeed.
- काम होने से पहले ख़्याली पुलाव मत पकाओ।
- Two heads are better than one.
- Don't judge a book by its cover.
- As you sow, so shall you reap.
- The early bird catches the worm.
- देर आए, दुरुस्त आए।
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