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