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