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