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