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