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