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