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