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