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