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