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