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