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