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