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