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