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: “किसी को सिर्फ़ उसके रूप-रंग से मत परखो।” (a) Don't count your chickens before they hatch. (b) Where there is a will, there is a way. (c) Don't judge a book by its cover.
- 2.What does “A friend in need is a friend indeed.” mean? (a) देर आए, दुरुस्त आए। (b) मुसीबत में काम आने वाला ही सच्चा दोस्त है। (c) हर मुश्किल में कोई अच्छी बात छुपी होती है।
- 3.Two heads are better ___ one. (a) from (b) than (c) then
- 4.The early bird ___ the worm. (a) catch (b) catches (c) caught
- 5.Make a sentence: than / Better / late / never.
- 6.Practice makes ___. (a) perfect (b) perfectly (c) perfection
- 7.Choose the English for: “हर मुश्किल में कोई अच्छी बात छुपी होती है।” (a) Every cloud has a silver lining. (b) Where there is a will, there is a way. (c) Better late than never.
- 8.Choose the English for: “मेरी दादी हमेशा कहती हैं कि सेहत ही असली धन है।” (a) My grandmother always says that health is wealth. (b) Better late than never. (c) Haste makes waste.
- 9.As they ___, better late than never. (a) says (b) saying (c) say
- 10.Make a sentence: Practice / perfect. / makes
- 11.Make a sentence: early / the / catches / worm. / The / bird
- 12.What does “As you sow, so shall you reap.” mean? (a) समय किसी का इंतज़ार नहीं करता। (b) धीरे-धीरे चलने वाला ही रेस जीतता है। (c) जैसी करनी, वैसी भरनी।
- 13.What does “Keep practising daily because practice makes perfect.” mean? (a) मेरी दादी हमेशा कहती हैं कि सेहत ही असली धन है। (b) एक से भले दो। (c) रोज़ अभ्यास करते रहो, क्योंकि अभ्यास से ही निपुणता आती है।
- 14.Choose the English for: “धीरे-धीरे चलने वाला ही रेस जीतता है।” (a) The early bird catches the worm. (b) A friend in need is a friend indeed. (c) Slow and steady wins the race.
- 15.Make a sentence: has / silver / lining. / cloud / Every / a
- 16.What does “The early bird catches the worm.” mean? (a) जो जल्दी शुरू करता है, वही फ़ायदा पाता है। (b) जल्दी का काम शैतान का। (c) बूँद-बूँद से घड़ा भरता है।
- 17.Choose the English for: “जल्दी का काम शैतान का।” (a) Don't count your chickens before they hatch. (b) The early bird catches the worm. (c) Haste makes waste.
- 18.What does “Two heads are better than one.” mean? (a) हर मुश्किल में कोई अच्छी बात छुपी होती है। (b) एक से भले दो। (c) जल्दी का काम शैतान का।
- 19.Empty vessels make the most ___. (a) noises (b) noise (c) noisy
- 20.___ speak louder than words. (a) Acting (b) Action (c) Actions
- 21.What does “Slow and steady wins the race.” mean? (a) समय किसी का इंतज़ार नहीं करता। (b) एक से भले दो। (c) धीरे-धीरे चलने वाला ही रेस जीतता है।
- 22.Make a sentence: the / mighty / Little / ocean. / of / drops / water / make
- 23.Make a sentence: has / Every / silver / cloud / lining. / a
- 24.Better late ___ never. (a) that (b) than (c) then
- 25.Make a sentence: make / water / drops / ocean. / Little / mighty / of / the
- 26.Make a sentence: late / Better / never. / than
- 27.Choose the English for: “कथनी से करनी बड़ी होती है।” (a) Little drops of water make the mighty ocean. (b) Actions speak louder than words. (c) A friend in need is a friend indeed.
- 28.Make a sentence: heads / than / better / Two / one. / are
- 29.What does “Practice makes perfect.” mean? (a) धीरे-धीरे चलने वाला ही रेस जीतता है। (b) करत-करत अभ्यास के जड़मति होत सुजान। (c) समय किसी का इंतज़ार नहीं करता।
- 30.What does “Empty vessels make the most noise.” mean? (a) जो जल्दी शुरू करता है, वही फ़ायदा पाता है। (b) रोज़ अभ्यास करते रहो, क्योंकि अभ्यास से ही निपुणता आती है। (c) अधजल गगरी छलकत जाए।
- 31.Make a sentence: speak / than / Actions / louder / words.
- 32.What does “Actions speak louder than words.” mean? (a) काम होने से पहले ख़्याली पुलाव मत पकाओ। (b) जो जल्दी शुरू करता है, वही फ़ायदा पाता है। (c) कथनी से करनी बड़ी होती है।
- 33.Make a sentence: waste. / makes / Haste
- 34.Make a sentence: cloud / lining. / a / Every / silver / has
- 35.Choose the English for: “जहाँ चाह, वहाँ राह।” (a) Actions speak louder than words. (b) Slow and steady wins the race. (c) Where there is a will, there is a way.
- 36.What does “Haste makes waste.” mean? (a) करत-करत अभ्यास के जड़मति होत सुजान। (b) जल्दी का काम शैतान का। (c) देर आए, दुरुस्त आए।
- 37.Every cloud has a silver ___. (a) lining (b) linen (c) line
- 38.Don't judge a book ___ its cover. (a) with (b) from (c) by
- 39.Choose the English for: “जैसी करनी, वैसी भरनी।” (a) Better late than never. (b) Little drops of water make the mighty ocean. (c) As you sow, so shall you reap.
- 40.What does “Better late than never.” mean? (a) कथनी से करनी बड़ी होती है। (b) एक से भले दो। (c) देर आए, दुरुस्त आए।
Answer key
- Don't judge a book by its cover.
- मुसीबत में काम आने वाला ही सच्चा दोस्त है।
- than
- catches
- Better late than never.
- perfect
- Every cloud has a silver lining.
- My grandmother always says that health is wealth.
- say
- Practice makes perfect.
- The early bird catches the worm.
- जैसी करनी, वैसी भरनी।
- रोज़ अभ्यास करते रहो, क्योंकि अभ्यास से ही निपुणता आती है।
- Slow and steady wins the race.
- Every cloud has a silver lining.
- जो जल्दी शुरू करता है, वही फ़ायदा पाता है।
- Haste makes waste.
- एक से भले दो।
- noise
- Actions
- धीरे-धीरे चलने वाला ही रेस जीतता है।
- Little drops of water make the mighty ocean.
- Every cloud has a silver lining.
- than
- Little drops of water make the mighty ocean.
- Better late than never.
- Actions speak louder than words.
- Two heads are better than one.
- करत-करत अभ्यास के जड़मति होत सुजान।
- अधजल गगरी छलकत जाए।
- Actions speak louder than words.
- कथनी से करनी बड़ी होती है।
- Haste makes waste.
- Every cloud has a silver lining.
- Where there is a will, there is a way.
- जल्दी का काम शैतान का।
- lining
- by
- As you sow, so shall you reap.
- देर आए, दुरुस्त आए।
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