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