English Proverbs Worksheet with Hindi Meaning

English speaking lesson 57: Proverbs and sayings · Set 518 · 40 questions

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.

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

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