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) जहाँ चाह, वहाँ राह। (b) मुसीबत में काम आने वाला ही सच्चा दोस्त है। (c) रोज़ अभ्यास करते रहो, क्योंकि अभ्यास से ही निपुणता आती है।
- 2.___ speak louder than words. (a) Action (b) Actions (c) Acting
- 3.Choose the English for: “जैसी करनी, वैसी भरनी।” (a) My grandmother always says that health is wealth. (b) The early bird catches the worm. (c) As you sow, so shall you reap.
- 4.What does “Little drops of water make the mighty ocean.” mean? (a) जो जल्दी शुरू करता है, वही फ़ायदा पाता है। (b) मुसीबत में काम आने वाला ही सच्चा दोस्त है। (c) बूँद-बूँद से घड़ा भरता है।
- 5.Empty vessels make the most ___. (a) noises (b) noisy (c) noise
- 6.Choose the English for: “करत-करत अभ्यास के जड़मति होत सुजान।” (a) Better late than never. (b) A friend in need is a friend indeed. (c) Practice makes perfect.
- 7.Make a sentence: before / they / chickens / hatch. / count / your / Don't
- 8.What does “Keep practising daily because practice makes perfect.” mean? (a) देर आए, दुरुस्त आए। (b) धीरे-धीरे चलने वाला ही रेस जीतता है। (c) रोज़ अभ्यास करते रहो, क्योंकि अभ्यास से ही निपुणता आती है।
- 9.Two heads are better ___ one. (a) than (b) then (c) from
- 10.What does “Actions speak louder than words.” mean? (a) कथनी से करनी बड़ी होती है। (b) बूँद-बूँद से घड़ा भरता है। (c) रोज़ अभ्यास करते रहो, क्योंकि अभ्यास से ही निपुणता आती है।
- 11.What does “The early bird catches the worm.” mean? (a) एक से भले दो। (b) मेरी दादी हमेशा कहती हैं कि सेहत ही असली धन है। (c) जो जल्दी शुरू करता है, वही फ़ायदा पाता है।
- 12.The early bird ___ the worm. (a) caught (b) catches (c) catch
- 13.Make a sentence: perfect. / Practice / makes
- 14.Make a sentence: lining. / silver / a / cloud / has / Every
- 15.Choose the English for: “किसी को सिर्फ़ उसके रूप-रंग से मत परखो।” (a) Practice makes perfect. (b) Every cloud has a silver lining. (c) Don't judge a book by its cover.
- 16.Make a sentence: make / most / noise. / vessels / Empty / the
- 17.Make a sentence: waste. / makes / Haste
- 18.What does “Practice makes perfect.” mean? (a) करत-करत अभ्यास के जड़मति होत सुजान। (b) धीरे-धीरे चलने वाला ही रेस जीतता है। (c) एक से भले दो।
- 19.Every cloud has a silver ___. (a) lining (b) linen (c) line
- 20.Don't judge a book ___ its cover. (a) from (b) by (c) with
- 21.Choose the English for: “जल्दी का काम शैतान का।” (a) Don't count your chickens before they hatch. (b) Haste makes waste. (c) A friend in need is a friend indeed.
- 22.Make a sentence: worm. / early / The / bird / the / catches
- 23.Make a sentence: Haste / waste. / makes
- 24.Make a sentence: cover. / Don't / its / book / judge / a / by
- 25.Choose the English for: “हर मुश्किल में कोई अच्छी बात छुपी होती है।” (a) Every cloud has a silver lining. (b) Better late than never. (c) Don't count your chickens before they hatch.
- 26.As they ___, better late than never. (a) says (b) saying (c) say
- 27.What does “Two heads are better than one.” mean? (a) जल्दी का काम शैतान का। (b) एक से भले दो। (c) काम होने से पहले ख़्याली पुलाव मत पकाओ।
- 28.Make a sentence: are / one. / better / than / Two / heads
- 29.Choose the English for: “मुसीबत में काम आने वाला ही सच्चा दोस्त है।” (a) A friend in need is a friend indeed. (b) Slow and steady wins the race. (c) Every cloud has a silver lining.
- 30.What does “Empty vessels make the most noise.” mean? (a) काम होने से पहले ख़्याली पुलाव मत पकाओ। (b) जल्दी का काम शैतान का। (c) अधजल गगरी छलकत जाए।
- 31.Choose the English for: “कथनी से करनी बड़ी होती है।” (a) Actions speak louder than words. (b) Better late than never. (c) A friend in need is a friend indeed.
- 32.What does “My grandmother always says that health is wealth.” mean? (a) मेरी दादी हमेशा कहती हैं कि सेहत ही असली धन है। (b) समय किसी का इंतज़ार नहीं करता। (c) जो जल्दी शुरू करता है, वही फ़ायदा पाता है।
- 33.Choose the English for: “बूँद-बूँद से घड़ा भरता है।” (a) My grandmother always says that health is wealth. (b) Every cloud has a silver lining. (c) Little drops of water make the mighty ocean.
- 34.What does “Slow and steady wins the race.” mean? (a) धीरे-धीरे चलने वाला ही रेस जीतता है। (b) देर आए, दुरुस्त आए। (c) जो जल्दी शुरू करता है, वही फ़ायदा पाता है।
- 35.Make a sentence: never. / late / than / Better
- 36.Make a sentence: wealth. / says / is / that / always / grandmother / health / My
- 37.Make a sentence: cover. / judge / Don't / a / its / by / book
- 38.Choose the English for: “जो जल्दी शुरू करता है, वही फ़ायदा पाता है।” (a) Don't count your chickens before they hatch. (b) Every cloud has a silver lining. (c) The early bird catches the worm.
- 39.Make a sentence: daily / perfect. / practice / practising / because / makes / Keep
- 40.What does “Where there is a will, there is a way.” mean? (a) अधजल गगरी छलकत जाए। (b) बूँद-बूँद से घड़ा भरता है। (c) जहाँ चाह, वहाँ राह।
Answer key
- मुसीबत में काम आने वाला ही सच्चा दोस्त है।
- Actions
- As you sow, so shall you reap.
- बूँद-बूँद से घड़ा भरता है।
- noise
- Practice makes perfect.
- Don't count your chickens before they hatch.
- रोज़ अभ्यास करते रहो, क्योंकि अभ्यास से ही निपुणता आती है।
- than
- कथनी से करनी बड़ी होती है।
- जो जल्दी शुरू करता है, वही फ़ायदा पाता है।
- catches
- Practice makes perfect.
- Every cloud has a silver lining.
- Don't judge a book by its cover.
- Empty vessels make the most noise.
- Haste makes waste.
- करत-करत अभ्यास के जड़मति होत सुजान।
- lining
- by
- Haste makes waste.
- The early bird catches the worm.
- Haste makes waste.
- Don't judge a book by its cover.
- Every cloud has a silver lining.
- say
- एक से भले दो।
- Two heads are better than one.
- A friend in need is a friend indeed.
- अधजल गगरी छलकत जाए।
- Actions speak louder than words.
- मेरी दादी हमेशा कहती हैं कि सेहत ही असली धन है।
- Little drops of water make the mighty ocean.
- धीरे-धीरे चलने वाला ही रेस जीतता है।
- Better late than never.
- My grandmother always says that health is wealth.
- Don't judge a book by its cover.
- The early bird catches the worm.
- Keep practising daily because practice makes perfect.
- जहाँ चाह, वहाँ राह।
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