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