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