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