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