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