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