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