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