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