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