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