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