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