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