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