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