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