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: always / is / that / My / wealth. / says / grandmother / health
- 2.Choose the English for: “काम होने से पहले ख़्याली पुलाव मत पकाओ।” (a) Practice makes perfect. (b) Don't count your chickens before they hatch. (c) Empty vessels make the most noise.
- 3.What does “Little drops of water make the mighty ocean.” mean? (a) धीरे-धीरे चलने वाला ही रेस जीतता है। (b) बूँद-बूँद से घड़ा भरता है। (c) करत-करत अभ्यास के जड़मति होत सुजान।
- 4.Make a sentence: is / wealth. / health / My / always / says / grandmother / that
- 5.Empty vessels make the most ___. (a) noisy (b) noises (c) noise
- 6.Practice makes ___. (a) perfect (b) perfectly (c) perfection
- 7.___ speak louder than words. (a) Acting (b) Action (c) Actions
- 8.Don't judge a book ___ its cover. (a) with (b) by (c) from
- 9.Better late ___ never. (a) than (b) then (c) that
- 10.The early bird ___ the worm. (a) caught (b) catch (c) catches
- 11.What does “Empty vessels make the most noise.” mean? (a) अधजल गगरी छलकत जाए। (b) देर आए, दुरुस्त आए। (c) धीरे-धीरे चलने वाला ही रेस जीतता है।
- 12.Make a sentence: are / one. / than / better / heads / Two
- 13.Choose the English for: “हर मुश्किल में कोई अच्छी बात छुपी होती है।” (a) Better late than never. (b) As you sow, so shall you reap. (c) Every cloud has a silver lining.
- 14.What does “Actions speak louder than words.” mean? (a) कथनी से करनी बड़ी होती है। (b) अधजल गगरी छलकत जाए। (c) किसी को सिर्फ़ उसके रूप-रंग से मत परखो।
- 15.Make a sentence: never. / late / Better / than
- 16.What does “Two heads are better than one.” mean? (a) काम होने से पहले ख़्याली पुलाव मत पकाओ। (b) मेरी दादी हमेशा कहती हैं कि सेहत ही असली धन है। (c) एक से भले दो।
- 17.Choose the English for: “जल्दी का काम शैतान का।” (a) Little drops of water make the mighty ocean. (b) Where there is a will, there is a way. (c) Haste makes waste.
- 18.What does “Haste makes waste.” mean? (a) जल्दी का काम शैतान का। (b) मुसीबत में काम आने वाला ही सच्चा दोस्त है। (c) करत-करत अभ्यास के जड़मति होत सुजान।
- 19.What does “A friend in need is a friend indeed.” mean? (a) अधजल गगरी छलकत जाए। (b) मुसीबत में काम आने वाला ही सच्चा दोस्त है। (c) बूँद-बूँद से घड़ा भरता है।
- 20.Make a sentence: louder / than / speak / words. / Actions
- 21.Make a sentence: makes / perfect. / Practice
- 22.As they ___, better late than never. (a) says (b) saying (c) say
- 23.What does “The early bird catches the worm.” mean? (a) जहाँ चाह, वहाँ राह। (b) जो जल्दी शुरू करता है, वही फ़ायदा पाता है। (c) समय किसी का इंतज़ार नहीं करता।
- 24.What does “Don't count your chickens before they hatch.” mean? (a) धीरे-धीरे चलने वाला ही रेस जीतता है। (b) जहाँ चाह, वहाँ राह। (c) काम होने से पहले ख़्याली पुलाव मत पकाओ।
- 25.What does “Better late than never.” mean? (a) मुसीबत में काम आने वाला ही सच्चा दोस्त है। (b) देर आए, दुरुस्त आए। (c) समय किसी का इंतज़ार नहीं करता।
- 26.Make a sentence: perfect. / Practice / makes
- 27.Make a sentence: louder / speak / than / words. / Actions
- 28.Choose the English for: “देर आए, दुरुस्त आए।” (a) A friend in need is a friend indeed. (b) My grandmother always says that health is wealth. (c) Better late than never.
- 29.Make a sentence: indeed. / A / a / friend / is / in / friend / need
- 30.What does “Where there is a will, there is a way.” mean? (a) देर आए, दुरुस्त आए। (b) समय किसी का इंतज़ार नहीं करता। (c) जहाँ चाह, वहाँ राह।
- 31.What does “My grandmother always says that health is wealth.” mean? (a) अधजल गगरी छलकत जाए। (b) मेरी दादी हमेशा कहती हैं कि सेहत ही असली धन है। (c) जहाँ चाह, वहाँ राह।
- 32.Two heads are better ___ one. (a) from (b) then (c) than
- 33.What does “Slow and steady wins the race.” mean? (a) मेरी दादी हमेशा कहती हैं कि सेहत ही असली धन है। (b) धीरे-धीरे चलने वाला ही रेस जीतता है। (c) बूँद-बूँद से घड़ा भरता है।
- 34.Make a sentence: Better / late / never. / than
- 35.Make a sentence: the / Empty / noise. / make / most / vessels
- 36.Choose the English for: “जैसी करनी, वैसी भरनी।” (a) A friend in need is a friend indeed. (b) Better late than never. (c) As you sow, so shall you reap.
- 37.Every cloud has a silver ___. (a) line (b) linen (c) lining
- 38.Make a sentence: because / practising / Keep / practice / daily / perfect. / makes
- 39.Make a sentence: perfect. / makes / Practice
- 40.Make a sentence: than / never. / late / Better
Answer key
- My grandmother always says that health is wealth.
- Don't count your chickens before they hatch.
- बूँद-बूँद से घड़ा भरता है।
- My grandmother always says that health is wealth.
- noise
- perfect
- Actions
- by
- than
- catches
- अधजल गगरी छलकत जाए।
- Two heads are better than one.
- Every cloud has a silver lining.
- कथनी से करनी बड़ी होती है।
- Better late than never.
- एक से भले दो।
- Haste makes waste.
- जल्दी का काम शैतान का।
- मुसीबत में काम आने वाला ही सच्चा दोस्त है।
- Actions speak louder than words.
- Practice makes perfect.
- say
- जो जल्दी शुरू करता है, वही फ़ायदा पाता है।
- काम होने से पहले ख़्याली पुलाव मत पकाओ।
- देर आए, दुरुस्त आए।
- Practice makes perfect.
- Actions speak louder than words.
- Better late than never.
- A friend in need is a friend indeed.
- जहाँ चाह, वहाँ राह।
- मेरी दादी हमेशा कहती हैं कि सेहत ही असली धन है।
- than
- धीरे-धीरे चलने वाला ही रेस जीतता है।
- Better late than never.
- Empty vessels make the most noise.
- As you sow, so shall you reap.
- lining
- Keep practising daily because practice makes perfect.
- Practice makes perfect.
- Better late than never.
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