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