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