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