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