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