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